I have a 150-gallon tank that I always keep full of non-ethanol fuel. I used to use a Lucas oil fuel stabilizer and recently switched over to Stabile marine (the blue formula). Are there any compatibility issues with adding ring free to this mixture? Got out of the habit of using ring free for a while and would like to re-introduce it to my fuel to ensure internal components of my motor are kept clean.
No issues for me mixing the two for the last 10+ years
Iain Pelto
Pathfinder 2000V
'71 Scout “Ugly Duckling”
we don’t use stabil period.
in years past seen damage done to rubber components in the fuel system.
use seafoam or ringfree plus stabilizer
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what chris said, I’m a Seafoam man in everything that use any gas.
“No… it’s okay, I know the way out…”
Can I use Seafoam in place of Ring Free or in addition to?
What’s your opinion of the Startron product?
I almost always have at least 70 gallons of fuel sitting in the tank even after a full day of offshore fishing. Little concerned about mixing all of these products together as I switch from product to product?
seafoam s a very good substitute for ring free, plus its a great stabilizer
startron is an enzyme based product that works well for ethanol fuel, but not sure what it does for nonethanol fuel
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Got it, so I have enough stabil and ring free left for one more fill up from an offshore trip so I will run through that. Say I fish offshore for a day and burn about 75 gallons, that leaves me with about 75 gallons in the tank with ring free and stabile already in it. Would it be ok to add 75 gallons of fresh fuel and the appropriate amount of Seafoam for 75-gallons?
seafoam is not gonna be an issue with stabil
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Contender 1,what motors are you running to burn only 75 gal a day to go off shore? how far out are you running??
23 contender open with single f250 Yamaha typically 226 hole and back will burn between 65 and 75 gallons all depending on seas essentially average just over 2 miles per gallon.
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Originally posted by chris Vwe don’t use stabil period.
in years past seen damage done to rubber components in the fuel system.
I’ve used stabil for several years, what sort of damage have you seen done to rubber components. Does it soften them like Ethanol blended fuels? Mostly in use for winter storage on my lawn mowers, welder, generators, and such. Have had a couple of lines get “smushy/soft” maybe stabil and not the fuel as I thought?