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rotorwrench · 11-25-2014, 08:32 PM

E10 fuel loves water in any form and it attracts it. You can't win with this mix for very long. Once the moisture content get high enough which is a very low part per million figure, then the water alcohol mix goes to the bottom and it is a mix that's hard on everything in its path. Sta-Bil will work for a while but it may also have alcohol in it which can attract even more water. Golden Eagle doesn't tell folks what's in their product so you just have to sniff it to tell.

The only sure fire way to protect your fuel system and engine components is to drain it out and leave it dry or use off road fuel as was previously mentioned. I use avgas in my bikes if they are going to set a while. I drain the lawnmower. In the military, it was mandatory to defuel and run light oil through the fuel systems if a vehicle was going to set longer than 60 days.

11-25-2014, 08:32 PM	#5
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,440	Re: Winterizing the roadster E10 fuel loves water in any form and it attracts it. You can't win with this mix for very long. Once the moisture content get high enough which is a very low part per million figure, then the water alcohol mix goes to the bottom and it is a mix that's hard on everything in its path. Sta-Bil will work for a while but it may also have alcohol in it which can attract even more water. Golden Eagle doesn't tell folks what's in their product so you just have to sniff it to tell. The only sure fire way to protect your fuel system and engine components is to drain it out and leave it dry or use off road fuel as was previously mentioned. I use avgas in my bikes if they are going to set a while. I drain the lawnmower. In the military, it was mandatory to defuel and run light oil through the fuel systems if a vehicle was going to set longer than 60 days.