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How does fuel stabilizer work chemically?

The fuel stabilizer actually separates from the gasoline after you let it sit for a while and forms a film on top separating the air from the gas, preventing the gas from oxidizing and picking up ...
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Putting the wrong fuel stabilizer in a motorbike

For future reference: I went ahead and emailed the additive manufacturer. They said the additive is indeed alcohol based, and the lead substitute in this case is potassium, which while it is not ...
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Putting the wrong fuel stabilizer in a motorbike

Those lead substitutes aren't one class of substances. Some have metal-organic sulfur compounds in it which are bad for the cat. Some haven't. Yours seem to be alcohol/butylether mostly, which simply ...
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Fuel stabilizer - marine or regular

Use just regular Sta-bil (or whatever fuel stabilizer you want to use) in a concentrate which is good for a year. Do as you have in your check list and run your small engine out of fuel. I've had no ...
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