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the gas was treated upon fill up . i read an article on about a guy who accidently mixed straight unleaded with 10 % and what happened seems similair to whats happening and thats clumping and geling my yama tech had to trace this thing back to the fuel lines which are breaking down from the inside out we thought it was med press filter . the stuff he pourede out of the water seperater looks like lava out of a lava lamp. the fueltanks are being drained right now i am not taking any chances this time. unfortunatly my tech said they did 20 carb jobs last week and that its becoming more of a problem with this new gas . yama owners change your water seperater every 50 hrs and treat your gas every fill up:colors:mav186 wrote:The Yamaha gurus strongly recommended either the Mercury or Yamaha brand fuel stabilizer for every other tank (at a min) or every tank if the fuel is not going to be consumed w/in 2 weeks. Therefore I add it to every tank. As others have stated...it's cheap insurance.
these were the new gray lines hard to believe but true!:compress:G-Man wrote:I recall that when I had a voluntary Coast Guard inspection done on my older tub they checked for ethanol approved fuel lines, they were supposed to be gray instead of black and I changed mine out, fiberglass tanks are a no no as well. In theory the fuel system shouldn't be an issue with today's newer rigs, just the fuel itself. The problem now is separation and water absorption. If you have a high pressure direct fuel injection system water can ruin your day fast!
Boaters don't feel that we are the only folks getting the short end of the stick. The private plane owners are really up in arms about this. At least if your engine conks out on the water your not going to free fall several thousand feet before coming to an abrupt stop!
Hummmmmm That's strange, Merc sent me a warning and the dealer has the warning posted on wall that state all Merc owners should be using Stabil Marine to protect their fuel systems. That Merc fuel stabilizer must be a new thing. The biggest problem has occured with Outboards. My main power is detroit iron with a carb so I'm not to worried about it but I've been using Stabil Marine for two years now and have had zero problems with the kicker or the main. I just serviced the kicker and the fuel screens were clean. I change the fuel sep. each time I change the oil, every thirty hoursmav186 wrote:The Yamaha gurus strongly recommended either the Mercury or Yamaha brand fuel stabilizer for every other tank (at a min) or every tank if the fuel is not going to be consumed w/in 2 weeks. Therefore I add it to every tank. As others have stated...it's cheap insurance.
Hey Flip...just curious, how old is your motor?flippinfool wrote:boat is fixed and runnin great ! i was directed to use star tron enzyme fuel treatment with yama ringfree on every fill up. There was 2 other boats in there with the same problem ,bad fuel lines ! i have never seen gas line do this ,the inner line had seperated from the hose itself and was collapsing shut when i accelarated . the hose was also hard as a rock!
2005mav186 wrote:Hey Flip...just curious, how old is your motor?flippinfool wrote:boat is fixed and runnin great ! i was directed to use star tron enzyme fuel treatment with yama ringfree on every fill up. There was 2 other boats in there with the same problem ,bad fuel lines ! i have never seen gas line do this ,the inner line had seperated from the hose itself and was collapsing shut when i accelarated . the hose was also hard as a rock!
THE GUY I TAKE MY BOAT TO PRETTY MUCH DEALS WITH YAMA'S EXCLUSIVELY AND I "TRUST HIM" IVE BEEN RUNNIN STABIL ETHANOL TREATMENT ON EVERY TANK AND THIS IS WHERE I AM OK SO IT MAYBE WHAT YOU LIKE BUT THIS IS WHAT IAM TRYIN I CAN AFFORD AND IF IT DONT WORK I CAN AFFORD IT NO PROBLEM OK AND IAM NOT YELLIN IAM JUST LAZY AND I DONT FEEL LIKE TURNIN THE CAPS OFF . BODO FISH I KNOW U AND LUV YA BRO AND NICE LK UNION KING ! LETS SEE WHAT HAPPENS IAM UP FOR ANYTHING AT THIS POINT!ETHANOL SUX AND WE ARE JUST GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT THANK YOU EPA AND BIG GOVT I JUST WANNA FISH !!!!!!!!!!:colors: :colors: :colors: :colors: :colors: :colors: :colors:Bodofish wrote:Hummmmmm That's strange, Merc sent me a warning and the dealer has the warning posted on wall that state all Merc owners should be using Stabil Marine to protect their fuel systems. That Merc fuel stabilizer must be a new thing. The biggest problem has occured with Outboards. My main power is detroit iron with a carb so I'm not to worried about it but I've been using Stabil Marine for two years now and have had zero problems with the kicker or the main. I just serviced the kicker and the fuel screens were clean. I change the fuel sep. each time I change the oil, every thirty hoursmav186 wrote:The Yamaha gurus strongly recommended either the Mercury or Yamaha brand fuel stabilizer for every other tank (at a min) or every tank if the fuel is not going to be consumed w/in 2 weeks. Therefore I add it to every tank. As others have stated...it's cheap insurance.
Flippin' I'm not sure what enzyme fuel treatment is going to do for ethanol globbing in the fuel system. Enzyme treatments are to keep biologicals from growing in the fuel system, it's a big probem in diesels. If it were me I think I would stick with a proven product even if it means using it in conjunction with the Yam stuff.
Just my 2 cents........
i love the big letters it make it easy for me ican barely see the small letters and i would love to check out the salmon fishin since i never fished for them . i ll buy the gas and hopefully we wont mess up your fuel system:compress:Bodofish wrote:Right on man! ooops. I know that's a tough one to swallow I hope mine doesn't do that.... That ethanol thing started showing up a few years ago when the crap first hit the scene. No one knew what it was causing it till quite a few people got hit. If Stabil is the best according to a bunch of independant test facilities, I can't remember who ran the test, one of the big boating orgs....... if I do remember....... Derrrrrrrr...... If the hoses went bad and you've been using it, I wonder how well it reall works. Which one had you been using, the red or the green. Red is the small engine formula for keeping the gas from varnishing up, the green if for ethanol. Now I'm a bit worried........
Hey come on over and lets hit the river when the salmon hit the fresh! Cold ones, good tunes, good snacks and casting till your arm falls off. It's just like bass fishing except you get to keep a couple for the smoker.
PS I'd like to know where those fancy imoticons are comming from...... I'd like a dancing banana or maybe just a plain ole smiley face.........
Happy fuzzies and smilies for all........ catch a d@mn fish! =)
and i like that dancing banana too keep it coming amx:cheers: Code: Select all