Philbert
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Follow Up
Thank you all for your input.
I watched and read a number of Internet postings. Talked to some people. And spent quite a bit of time on the phone with a technical rep from TruFuel (they also make some other brands).
He said that, in general:
- these products do NOT absorb water, as they contain no ethanol;
- they do NOT break down as quickly as automotive gas, as they don’t contain the same additives;
- but, they CAN (no pun intended) lose some of their lighter, more volatile components, if the caps are left off, or loosely sealed.
This would explain why the cold saws would not start on some older fuel, but would run on it when warm (I don’t know the history of each can we have).
The 2-year ‘open shelf life’ is based on a can that is tightly closed after each use. Towards the end of this year, the cans will start coming with a tamper-evident ‘quality seal’, so you will know it is fresh.
Philbert
Thank you all for your input.
I watched and read a number of Internet postings. Talked to some people. And spent quite a bit of time on the phone with a technical rep from TruFuel (they also make some other brands).
He said that, in general:
- these products do NOT absorb water, as they contain no ethanol;
- they do NOT break down as quickly as automotive gas, as they don’t contain the same additives;
- but, they CAN (no pun intended) lose some of their lighter, more volatile components, if the caps are left off, or loosely sealed.
This would explain why the cold saws would not start on some older fuel, but would run on it when warm (I don’t know the history of each can we have).
The 2-year ‘open shelf life’ is based on a can that is tightly closed after each use. Towards the end of this year, the cans will start coming with a tamper-evident ‘quality seal’, so you will know it is fresh.
Philbert
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