Is this the recommended daily use additive for operation (as opposed to long term storage) with pump gas on small pressure washer engines?
No…just for winter storage
I just use 93 everyday…seems to run a lot better then 87
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93 octane too expensive! 70 cents more each gallon! I think the treatment would be cheaper, at least around here.
I was having this debate in my own brain recently. Did you watch the StaBil video about ethanol? I learned a lot from that and decided to try the 360 this time. I have a cheap Poulan chainsaw that would start and run, but if I pulled the trigger all the way, it would stall out. I almost put it in the garbage. I put some gas treated with 360 in there and the stupid thing is working perfectly. Maybe a fluke, but it sure convinced me.
70¢ a gallon? Don’t trip over dollars to pick up pennies! Run the preimum gas in all small engines. They will last a lot longer!
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How?
MY understanding is the higher octane is only to prevent ping
You wont get better hour per gallon or a cleaner burning fuel by running premium. Unless your running a higher compression engine, i dont see how you will benefit.
Ive heard this debate a lot but no definitive answer on either side.
Higher octane burns cleaner. Less carbon build up on the valves. Fewer fouled plugs, less corrosion in the carb. Just my advise!
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My big brother owned a ton of machinery for his contracting company and a tractor for a small farm. We use to have a heck of a time getting stuff fired up after sitting for a couple weeks. He’d replace carbs and it’d be fine for a little while.
He started running premium in everything and never had a problem again. That’s the only reason I run premium so totally anecdotal, but during season when the machines are running every day I run regular.
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Premium fuel is not designed for small, low compression engines. Using premium fuel to avoid ethanol issues seems quite expensive to me.
Ethanol bad…
Down here in TN we have a gas station that sells ethanol free but its more expensive then premium
The higher octane won’t make a difference, but octane is not the only difference between regular and premium gas. Premium gas also has additional detergent additives. Years ago, I used to have a Suzuki Sidekick. One time, I put premium in it just for the hell of it. It was like driving a different car! It cleaned out whatever crap was in there and gave it a lot more pep. Even when I switched back to regular, it still ran great. Now I make a habit of running a tank of premium once in awhile just to clean the system.
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Ok if you burn 5 gallons a day 5 days a week for 7 months it would be $490 more to run high grade.
Say I pull up to a $1,800 wash job and can’t get the motor to start because it finally gummed up.
How good does that $490 look now?
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My plow trucks all get premium in the winter. They all have more power to push snow with high grade. True story!
It wouldn’t have gummed up because I used a treatment additive for $25 for 128 gallons.
5 x 5 x 28 is 700 gallons of gas.
You spent $150 to treat 700 gallons
I spent $490
You saved $340 in a year by putting additives in.
To each their own!
I must also add that if you are blowing 700 gallons of fuel through a PW a year you are not worried about $490 lol
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Sorry, my bad, it’s $25 for treatment of 512 gallons (32oz) . Can you run the numbers again?
