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Author	Topic:   Winterizing with Ethanol
wbullwin	posted 09-19-2006 02:59 PM ET (US)         I have tried to read every thread I can find here and in every publication I can put my hands on but I have never really gotten a good firm answer to my question. What do I do with the Ethanol during the Winter? I am in Pennsylvania and do my boating in Maryland. Since this April, we have had to use the new Ethanol gas and I personally haven't had a problem. Yet. It is now that time of the year to think about winterizing. I would like to hear from some of you that have been using the Ethanol for a few years now. What have you done? Has anybody had problems in the Spring? Does water really get in there? Does the gas really separate? I know what the magizine articles say, but what have you experienced personally?
Peter	posted 09-19-2006 03:03 PM ET (US)             We've had E10 for about 2 years. All I do is add enough stabilizer for 3/4 of a tank and fill the tanks to about 3/4 full. Tanks sit for 6 months until Spring. Haven't had any problems and the Racor filter/separators have only a teaspoon of water (if that) in them after a year of use.

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