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What Is Fuel Stabilizer and How Does It Work?

Find out why this special liquid is so important for trouble-free operation of engines stored for more than a few months.
Fuel does not stay fresh forever. Gasoline begins to oxidize in a few months, forming sticky varnish and gum that can clog ...
Collector cars spend more time as garage queens than they do as road warriors. And that means they sit around—especially through the winter months—with gasoline in the tank. In the old days, this wasn ...
Starting a generator regularly, as well as treating fuel with a stabilizer, can help keep batteries charged and prevent fuel ...
Fuel stabilizer; fact or fiction? "You mentioned adding fuel stabilizer to a tank of gas," R.B. of Muskegon says. "What is the stabilizer, and where can one get it?" In my column on leaf blowers, I ...