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 Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
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04/05/18 10:53 PM
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hoodat92
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So, I'm stubborn and blew it off when I read that I should add the Ethanol Treatment BEFORE I added the fuel each time. So, inevitably, it cost me a day of fishing replacing the fill hose that the Stabil completely disintegrated. So, maybe my stupidity can save you some headache. Moral of the story: Add your Ethanol Treatment first, then the fuel to wash the treatment through the fill hose. 
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: hoodat92]
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04/05/18 11:09 PM
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Ed-n-eddy
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crud, that hurts. 
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: hoodat92]
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04/05/18 11:09 PM
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Tommar
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Thanks for the heads up. Surely some new boat owner will find it valuable.
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: hoodat92]
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04/05/18 11:32 PM
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docntx
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: hoodat92]
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04/05/18 11:34 PM
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Dubee
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No reason to add any treatment
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: hoodat92]
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04/05/18 11:43 PM
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GIG'EM AGGIES
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I've been finding ethanol free gas for the last year but when I can't I buy a gallon can of gas and add the treatment to it before pouring the gas in the boat. Had no idea stabil would do that to a rubber hose though. Thanks for the heads up.
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: hoodat92]
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04/05/18 11:49 PM
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Donald Harper
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What a mess. Looks like you had a Big Rat trapped in there. 
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: hoodat92]
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04/06/18 01:16 AM
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Txfiremn
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I did not know this. Thanks for the info.
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: hoodat92]
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04/06/18 01:35 AM
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Kisndismis
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This was the source of a fuel leak that I removed the tank 2x, replaced the vent hoses, and sending unit before figuring it out because the fuel cap got broke off and when I pulled the hose to it to clamp it on the end, it came out like an accordian!! Oh and that little run of hose was $40!!!
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: hoodat92]
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04/06/18 01:40 AM
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Bobby Milam
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Had never even thought about that. I have to admit that I have always added any additive after pumping the gas.
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: hoodat92]
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04/06/18 02:27 AM
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Jarrett Latta
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I doubt ring free or quick care would do this to hoses. Anything is possible though
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: Dubee]
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04/06/18 11:34 AM
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i-Fish
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No reason to add any treatment Why do you say that?
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: Dubee]
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04/06/18 12:31 PM
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No reason to add any treatment I would whole heartily disagree that ethanol fuel does not degrade or go bad rapidly. Plenty of research on problems w/ethanol fuels and not all by someone trying to sell you additives. The addition of corn to save 10% of our fossil fuels has been destructive to the boating world...period. I would rephrase your statement to No reason to add any treatment.....if you use your fuel REGULARLY. If you only get to use your boat occasionally and sometimes it sits with10% ethanol in the tanks for weeks or months its not a question of IF you will have problems....its WHEN?
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: hoodat92]
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04/06/18 12:47 PM
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Jarrett Latta
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I think ethanol fuel starts to break down in just a couple weeks without use
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Re: Careful When Adding Ethanol Treatment!!!!
[Re: i-Fish]
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04/06/18 12:58 PM
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Dubee
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No reason to add any treatment Why do you say that? Because i have never seen any proof that additives actually work. So i don't waste my money on them.
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