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Old 05-30-2025 | 07:45 PM
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What's up with that?......60 gallons of 6 yr. old fuel - just had all my injectors serviced, all new fuel filters etc; etc......just wondering how this service works
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Old 05-30-2025 | 08:12 PM
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old gas loses octane fuel polishing is for diesel where they run it thru filters to get the algae that can grow in diesel removed
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Old 05-30-2025 | 09:17 PM
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Fuel Polishing is for all contaminants.

Gas can have water and particulate contamination.

There's also services that will come and harvest your old gas/fuel as well.

I have 100 gals of low octane gas from 2020. Was a covid precaution. Used the correct amount of stabilizer. The gas is still in good shape. I woulsn't run it in anything perf oriented.
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I wouldn't run 6 year old fuel in anything, no matter what was done to it.
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Old 05-31-2025 | 01:27 PM
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Yea, I've done all the gas stabilizers through the years but never completely ran through the remaining 60 or so gals. its 6 yr. old gas and not surprised when the injectors came back
word was they were pretty clogged.....siphoning out 60 gals of fuel on my own is a no go....just thought about polishing option.
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Fuel big issues changed fuel filters 2-3 times a season down south and up North with other boat But down here 10x's worse storms did a number most SW Florida gas stations etc.
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scippy, get you one of those big plastic totes, electric pump and some hose is all you need, done it a couple times
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Old 06-01-2025 | 02:57 PM
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scippy, get you one of those big plastic totes, electric pump and some hose is all you need, done it a couple times
I get all that, storing 60 gals,. is the issue - has anybody out there done this service ....I need to check out what actually fuel polishing accomplishes.
if it removes contaminants & water and adds octane that might be the answer.....I'm a "no" on siphoning off 60 gals. no suitable place for that.
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I need to check out what actually fuel polishing accomplishes.
if it removes contaminants & water and adds octane that might be the answer....
​​​​​​​Ayuh,..... All it does is filter the gas, 'n remove the water,.....
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Old 06-02-2025 | 06:25 AM
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Do a google search on how long do aromatics in gasoline last . I’m sure you’ll learn some good things.
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