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Posted by Dimitrios Paskoudniakis on June 7, 2008, 6:27 pm
> Dottie wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a new Troy-bilt generator that holds 5 gallons (according to
>>>> web site) or 4.5 gallons (manual). Anyway, I put in one can (2 1/2
>>>> gallons ) and part of another can, same size. The fuel gauge shows
>>>> about 1/4 full. I am not experienced at filling gas cans and
>>>> probably did not get them full when I bought gas because I was afraid
>>>> I would overfill the containers and have a mess. But there still
>>>> should be more than 1/4 tank of gas in there. Anybody else have one
>>>> of these things? How accurate are the gauges usually? Just looking
>>>> "down" into the tank it looks like it's almost full.
>>> Maybe a bad gauge, look inside the tank. But if you are not going to
>>> use it why are you filling it, gas goes bad, and I hope you have a
>>> fuel shutoff valve and run it dry.
>>
>>
>> I have STABIL .... which everyone assures me will keep the gas good
>> for a year. I was going to fill the tank now because I know the price
>> of gas is going up. I have a new siphon so I can move it to the lawn
>> mower if we get lucky and don't have a power outage. I probably
>> didn't get as much gas in there as I thought ... one of my neighbors
>> has experience with using generators so when he gets home maybe he can
>> figure out what is going on. Thanks though.
>
> Obviously bad gas gauge.
>
> I keep my generator full, use Stabil and after 2 years, use gas in lawn
> mowers. Oxidation is what causes gas to go bad so you are better off not
> to have much air in the tank. Besides when power goes out, weather is
> usually bad and you don't want to deal with potentially spilling gas.
>
> Also every 2-3 months I crank up generator and run for a few minutes.
Maybe a dumb question, but if gas with Stabil starts to reach the 2-year
point and the generator is almost full of gas, how do you get rid of it?
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