Storing small engines

[ford2go]

I had been storing my tractor etc. by putting Seafoam in the tank. (I'd heard that it was as good as or better than Stabil, and it was a lot cheaper when I checked) Lately, however, I began to wonder about that practice and started draining the fuel and putting a little oil in the spark plug hole. Now, I have a quandry. The Kohler Courage on my Cub cadet is somewhat of a pita to drain. So, I can either run it into submission or gas it up and put something in the tank. What do you guys do?

[tjc transport]

i use stabil and never had a problem on anything, even after sitting for a year.

[gfw1985]

Been using Sta-Bil for a long time with no problems. However I have read recently that ethanol enriched gasoline and Sta-Bil do not react well together. Such as the winter blend gasolines. A full tank collects less moisture than an empty one (condensation). Just a few more things to ponder.

[12ozd]

I used to Run the carb. dry,fill the tank.

Now I just start it once in a while.
(usually I forget that!)

[F250army45d]

All my two cycle stuff will get run dry larger equipment four cycle engine that will get run and then topped with fresh gas with stabil and a few shots of wd40 in the cylinder head. The diesel will just tough it out as I run it for moving snow but will add some wter treatment to the fuel cause the local gas station that offers diesel has water in there fuel and I hate pushing a Kubota B4200 with 48inch bucket

[PupnDuck]

Originally Posted by gfw1985

Been using Sta-Bil for a long time with no problems. However I have read recently that ethanol enriched gasoline and Sta-Bil do not react well together. Such as the winter blend gasolines. A full tank collects less moisture than an empty one (condensation). Just a few more things to ponder.

Sta-Bil now makes a version for "marine use" that supposedly is specifically designed for fuel with high ehtanol / methanol content. Its a nice shade of blue!