Some of you may know this, some of you may not. This is for those that don't because I certainly didn't and, fortunately, found out before anything potentially bad could've happened to my engine.
My 5.7 hemi is currently having some work done at an extremely reliable speed shop. One thing in particular that is being performed is the porting of my factory intake manifold. Upon initial inspection prior to commencing the porting process, the individual performing said task noticed an evenly distributed, sticky film throughout the entire interior of the intake manifold. The person had never seen anything like it in any of the same manifolds of the same type that he'd previously ported.
This is where the thread title comes in.
Twice in the last five months I have used Sta-bil in my fuel tank because my car would sit anywhere from one month to a couple of months without being fired up in any way, shape or form due to the nature of my work and being gone for the time that I am. I used this product believing that I was performing preventive maintenance by making sure the ethanol in the fuel would not gum up inside of my engine. Turns out I've been doing more harm than good.
Fortunately, this was caught in time and no damage has been found. The head mechanic at this shop insures me that the engine is fine and that I shouldn't have any problems as long as I don't use this product or anything else like it again.
To keep moisture from building up in the fuel tank, keep the tank full of gas before letting it sit for any long period of time.
Hopefully this doesn't happen to anyone else. I live in the southeast United States where I don't have to put my car away for the winter. I'm not sure of all of the ways in which one stores their vehicle for the winter but whosoever does, and if you use Sta-bil at all, please heed this warning. All of us on this forum take great pride in our rides and I certainly don't want to see this happen to any one of you.
Happy holidays everyone,
Dave
My 5.7 hemi is currently having some work done at an extremely reliable speed shop. One thing in particular that is being performed is the porting of my factory intake manifold. Upon initial inspection prior to commencing the porting process, the individual performing said task noticed an evenly distributed, sticky film throughout the entire interior of the intake manifold. The person had never seen anything like it in any of the same manifolds of the same type that he'd previously ported.
This is where the thread title comes in.
Twice in the last five months I have used Sta-bil in my fuel tank because my car would sit anywhere from one month to a couple of months without being fired up in any way, shape or form due to the nature of my work and being gone for the time that I am. I used this product believing that I was performing preventive maintenance by making sure the ethanol in the fuel would not gum up inside of my engine. Turns out I've been doing more harm than good.
Fortunately, this was caught in time and no damage has been found. The head mechanic at this shop insures me that the engine is fine and that I shouldn't have any problems as long as I don't use this product or anything else like it again.
To keep moisture from building up in the fuel tank, keep the tank full of gas before letting it sit for any long period of time.
Hopefully this doesn't happen to anyone else. I live in the southeast United States where I don't have to put my car away for the winter. I'm not sure of all of the ways in which one stores their vehicle for the winter but whosoever does, and if you use Sta-bil at all, please heed this warning. All of us on this forum take great pride in our rides and I certainly don't want to see this happen to any one of you.
Happy holidays everyone,
Dave
