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Originally Posted by upthesaukee
when I got my new boat two summers ago, I asked via email how Mercury felt about storage over the winter. They told me to fill the tank with treated gas, ie: Stabil, Startron, Valvtek, etc. Rationale was that with a tank that is not full, condensation can form more easily in that environment.
JMHO, which normally means Just My Humble Opinion, but in this case is not only mine, but Just Mercury's Humble Opinion.  |
Mine too Uppy...
The reasoning behind topping off your fuel and or gas tank is that there is a temperature drop over night and it doesn't take that much to facilitate condensation build up on the fuel tank walls, If said tank is not full.... I hope that's enough PERIODS. It be like a rain forest in your tank without being FULL.
I've been a heavy truck, construction equipment and diesel mechanic, high performance boats and automobiles most of my life, I started in 1950. I've been personally responsible for many Large Fleets of trucks to start in the winter mornings and they were always topped off with fuel before parked for the overnight. At 'ANY' long period of storage, the fuel tanks had to be topped off as well.
I stored the boat at the camp on Paugus Bay, most every winter, with a full tank of fuel and never once, did I have a problem with condensation building up and contaminating the fuel, and or gas... When the boat needed any refurbishing, outdrive or tune up over the winter I would take it down to my Brother's for storage as he had a heated garage where I could do the work when needed.
Terry
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