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12-03-2006, 09:35 AM
Phil,
Absolutely, do whatever you're comfortable doing. But, the assertion that gasoline is unstable without stabilizers is totally without merit.
As you know, my background is in the chemical industry - I know the components that go into gasoline and I know that there's no chemical basis that requires the addition of stabilizers to gasoline.
The fuel has adequate stabilizers and a full tank will be perfectly fine over the winter. The tank will not be in a position thermodynamically, or kinetically for degradation.
That being said, even though there is no chemical basis for adding stabilizers to the fuel and it adds no real functionality to the fuel (that it does not already have), I know that some are happy spending money for piece of mind.
The real key to this is having a full tank of fuel. A sealed system will not accumulate water or degrade over the winter - I know that for a fact and it is well tested and documented in the scientific literature.
Absolutely, do whatever you're comfortable doing. But, the assertion that gasoline is unstable without stabilizers is totally without merit.
As you know, my background is in the chemical industry - I know the components that go into gasoline and I know that there's no chemical basis that requires the addition of stabilizers to gasoline.
The fuel has adequate stabilizers and a full tank will be perfectly fine over the winter. The tank will not be in a position thermodynamically, or kinetically for degradation.
That being said, even though there is no chemical basis for adding stabilizers to the fuel and it adds no real functionality to the fuel (that it does not already have), I know that some are happy spending money for piece of mind.
The real key to this is having a full tank of fuel. A sealed system will not accumulate water or degrade over the winter - I know that for a fact and it is well tested and documented in the scientific literature.