Safe to have 'old' gas in the Clarity for too long?

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Mowcowbell said:
Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see anyone suggest using 100% gasoline in the Clarity? In some areas of the US, 100% gasoline is available from Top Tier stations. I have a couple of Phillips 66 stations in my town that sell all 3 grades in 100% - 87, 89, 91 octane. I plan on putting only 100% 87 octane in my Clarity once I finally use up the 7 gallons of E10 that the dealer put in the tank.
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A very sensible and economical precaution for those of use who have long intervals between HV driving.
(Hey @insightman , I didn’t even mention the S word since hardly any one goes as long as I do on a tank.)
 
KentuckyKen said:
Just did my first oil change to keep the MM happy and avoid any potential warranty claim issues.
It was 1 year to the day after purchase at 7,651 total miles with only about 650 miles and 13+ hours on the engine.
I’m perfectly happy with once a year oil changes. Oil change is not just about the miles, it’s also about the time. Once in the crankcase, oil will slowly loose some of its wear fighting and engine protecting properties becsuse you can’t fight entropy.
Will post later when oil analysis comes back.
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@KentuckyKen, did you get your oil analysis back yet. Curiously awaiting.

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I was on Gold Eagle’s website reading about their Stabil line of fuel treatments. There are 2 Stabil products for automotive fuel treatment:
  1. The original Stabil Storage that helps prevent gasoline degradation for up to 24 months.
  2. Stabil 360 Protection that prevents corrosion caused by moisture and ethanol blended fuels. Prevent gasoline degradation for up to 12 months.
For my small engines it would be nice if they have a product that had the best of both.

For the Clarity I am thinking since it has a pressurized tank gas going stale is less likely if less than a year old. Ethanol and moisture might still be an issue for those than go many months without adding fresh gas. On my small engines I have used just the regular Stabil Storage and I have not had ethanol issues that I am aware. My gas storage for the emergency generator and the motorcycle (both have carborators) is not usually over 6 months.

I would guess the Stabil 360 in our pressurized tanks would preserve far longer than the 12 months advertised while still treating the ethanol and moisture. Is it needed? I don’t know. It is cheap and safe, yes.
 
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