Hello guys. First time poster, but I’ve been lurking here for years.
I’m awaiting delivery of my new Honda EM6500X2AG generator. This is a home backup generator - so it will see limited use save when I’m out of power. In the interest of keeping my carb clean and everything working well, I was considering either Stabil 360 in my gas or going w/ TruFuel. I’m leaning towards the TruFuel for the following reasons:
A. As I understand it, I don’t have to keep the tank full since TruFuel has no ethanol in it. No ethanol, no phase separation/water problems. W/ stabalized regular gas I’d need to keep the tank full, and I’d also need to turn over that 6.5 gallons of gas so that I didn’t maintain a residual of old gas mixed w/ the newer treated gas. This would mean running the generator under load for hours on end in order to turn that old gas over.
B. The TruFuel can sit in the tank for 2 years before I run into problems
C. The TruFuel doesn’t need to be treated.
So I’m thinking I can keep two or three gallons of TruFuel in the tank and simply run the generator once a month for an hour or two. Once I need to actually put the generator into service, I can fill the tank with normal gas at that time. Once I’m done ‘using’ the generator, I can run the generator dry and put another two to three gallons of TruFuel back in.
Is this a good strategy? I just retired my Subaru generator after many years of service due to a gummed up carb and lack of parts availability. *Plus, I wanted a genset that put out cleaner power then the Subaru did anyway*
Thanks !
I’m awaiting delivery of my new Honda EM6500X2AG generator. This is a home backup generator - so it will see limited use save when I’m out of power. In the interest of keeping my carb clean and everything working well, I was considering either Stabil 360 in my gas or going w/ TruFuel. I’m leaning towards the TruFuel for the following reasons:
A. As I understand it, I don’t have to keep the tank full since TruFuel has no ethanol in it. No ethanol, no phase separation/water problems. W/ stabalized regular gas I’d need to keep the tank full, and I’d also need to turn over that 6.5 gallons of gas so that I didn’t maintain a residual of old gas mixed w/ the newer treated gas. This would mean running the generator under load for hours on end in order to turn that old gas over.
B. The TruFuel can sit in the tank for 2 years before I run into problems
C. The TruFuel doesn’t need to be treated.
So I’m thinking I can keep two or three gallons of TruFuel in the tank and simply run the generator once a month for an hour or two. Once I need to actually put the generator into service, I can fill the tank with normal gas at that time. Once I’m done ‘using’ the generator, I can run the generator dry and put another two to three gallons of TruFuel back in.
Is this a good strategy? I just retired my Subaru generator after many years of service due to a gummed up carb and lack of parts availability. *Plus, I wanted a genset that put out cleaner power then the Subaru did anyway*
Thanks !