How Stable is STA-BIL??

 
I got this container of STA-BIL, maybe 6 years old, in a 4 oz can like the
old lighter fluid cans (with a squirt spout). Sez 4 oz treats 5 gal's of
gas. Maybe 2 oz left. Can looks fine, no rust or anything.

My old CBR has about 4.25 gals of gas in the tank. Winter storage is
std issue: 3-4 months in a garage. In the midwest US.

So I pick up a new jug of STA-BIL, fancy-dancy calibrated plastic
container, stuff is red in color. Sez 1 oz treats 2.5 gal.

Old -  2 oz treats 2.5  gal
New - .7 oz treats 1.75 gal
                   _________
                   4.25

I don't necessarily trust this stuff. Should I mix the old and the new?
I guess if I were to pitch the old, I oughta have some justification.

Put another way: would -you- mix the old and new, given differing
mixture ratios, etc?

  Cheers,
  Puddin'

"Take Yo' Hand Out My Pocket (I Ain't Got Nothing What Belongs To You)!"
   - Rice Miller, who probably never even _heard_ of GW Bush, Paulson, etc

 


No, given the age of the old.  Read the label again.  Mine says it's only
good for 2 years.

The little bit that I had, which was maybe 3-4 years old, was decidedly more
brown than pink and had some kind of residue in the bottom of the bottle.
It got "used" in my everyday vehicle at a rate of about 1 OZ per 10 gallons.

That's how I get rid of my left-over 2-cycle mix each spring too.

 
STA-BIL is a very expensive way to buy BHT.  You can get it for
about $56/100g, which would treat hundreds of gallons.

- M

 


And that little tidbit of information is useful to the average
Joe......exactly HOW ??
Clue: It isn't.

 On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:21:22 -0800, Michael Sierchio


Like maybe 500 gal.?

So all I need is 99 more bikes?

Is it any good inna Bloody Mary??? :-)

  P

"Take Yo' Hand Out My Pocket (I Ain't Got Nothing What Belongs To You)!"
   - Rice Miller, who probably never even _heard_ of GW Bush, Paulson, etc