13 poo riders

[ezra]

just a quick thing to check.
a bud called me tonight from WY.
he has a 13rmk bought new in spring of 14 .
only run non oxi in it .
in tank fuel lines rotted out . he spent the day in Jackson attempting to fix.
worth looking in to before snow flies. he is not happy a lost day 15 hrs from home .
he is thinking he stored with no fuel in tank could have caused but this should not happen to a 3 yr old sled

 

[sweeperguy]

just a quick thing to check.
a bud called me tonight from WY.
he has a 13rmk bought new in spring of 14 .
only run non oxi in it .
in tank fuel lines rotted out . he spent the day in Jackson attempting to fix.
worth looking in to before snow flies. he is not happy a lost day 15 hrs from home .
he is thinking he stored with no fuel in tank could have caused but this should not happen to a 3 yr old sled

THANKS Much for the heads up. Highly Appreciated, mine is 14 but close enough I'm going to check out and replace if any little bit of drying, not exactly right color or look, or any abnormalities.

 

[srt20]

I had this happen to me in 2010, on a 2008 sled. Very very little ethanol ever in the sled. Maybe 4 tanks worth, and was never stored with ethanol fuel.

I used SeaFoam in tank over summer for gas treatment. I believe the SeaFoam wrecked the rubber lines. And Poo probably uses cheapest rubber lines available.

 

[G]

I doubt very much that Sea Foam is responsible for rotted gas lines. I am sure all mfgs are looking for ways to trim costs. Gas tank pick-up lines are no exception. You know how it goes - 2 cents here, four cents there - pretty soon you have $15000 bucks. A new sled would probably cost $20000 instead of $15000 if they were not looking to cut costs here and there.

 

[srt20]

Have you ever looked at what's in seafoam?

 

[G]

As a matter of fact I have. It is a like a blend of kerosene, french fry grease and diesel fuel with a dash of Diet Coke. Somebody is making a lot of money pouring diesel into shiny small cans and selling it for big bucks. I still like it better than Sta Bil though. I suppose it could be the Diet Coke rotting off the lines.

 

[Skylar]

2012 rmk 800 here, I have run mostly 87 octane through it, 2800 miles now. I've always put startron gas treatment in it in the spring, plus I start it frequently throughout summer, never any issues.

 

[catalac]

2012 rmk 800 here, I have run mostly 87 octane through it, 2800 miles now. I've always put startron gas treatment in it in the spring, plus I start it frequently throughout summer, never any issues.

Ive heard that the Startron is supposed to be the best stuff to use, but have not tried it yet.

 

[Skylar]

I've been using it for two years now, so far I like it. I filled the snowblower in January 2015 with 87 octane, but didn't use it all winter. About mid February I put a couple ounces of startron in it, and it has sat since then. Pulled the snowblower out two weeks ago, hit the primer 4 times, choked it, and it fired right up with 3 pulls. I use startron in all my stuff, chsinsses, weed wacker, leaf blower, etc, and have had no issues so far.

 

[srt20]

As a matter of fact I have. It is a like a blend of kerosene, french fry grease and diesel fuel with a dash of Diet Coke. Somebody is making a lot of money pouring diesel into shiny small cans and selling it for big bucks. I still like it better than Sta Bil though. I suppose it could be the Diet Coke rotting off the lines.

Look up the msds.
Isopropanol is one ingredient. I didn't see any of the others you mentioned.

 

[Uncle Vito]

Agreed. Have been using Startron for about 3 years and that stuff is great. Have used on multiple machines and no more clogged jets and gas seems more "stable". Had a few buddies make the switch to Startron as well and all are very impressed.

 

[G]

Look up the msds.
Isopropanol is one ingredient. I didn't see any of the others you mentioned.

My apologies srt20. I was out of line. I have been using SeaFoam for years with all good results. I use it in all my seasonal motors like mowers and weedeaters and chainsaws as well as sleds. Also I try to store seasonal things with non-oxy in the tanks. I know a small engine guy that has been in the biz for 20 years and he swears by it also. I had some bad luck with StaBil years ago in a mower so I don't use that anymore. Have heard nothing but good about startron from other folks and now Skylar likes it also so maybe I will try that in something. I guess it is all about personal experience. I had bad luck with StaBil and you had bad luck with Seafoam. Fortunately there are alternatives.

 

[srt20]

My apologies srt20. I was out of line. I have been using SeaFoam for years with all good results. I use it in all my seasonal motors like mowers and weedeaters and chainsaws as well as sleds. Also I try to store seasonal things with non-oxy in the tanks. I know a small engine guy that has been in the biz for 20 years and he swears by it also. I had some bad luck with StaBil years ago in a mower so I don't use that anymore. Have heard nothing but good about startron from other folks and now Skylar likes it also so maybe I will try that in something. I guess it is all about personal experience. I had bad luck with StaBil and you had bad luck with Seafoam. Fortunately there are alternatives.

No problem. I agree with you that many people use it without issues. So I guess while it does have some harsher stuff in it, if it did cause an issue with my sled, it's clear Polaris rubber lines aren't up to handling alcohol.

 

[mjkaliszak]

Kind of interesting but the but went to a Seafoam Haters thread kind of quickly. I haven't seen this deterioration from any of the products I have been using. Over time I have used Stabil, reg, marine, & ethanol treatment varieties , Seafoam, Startron, and Briggs & Stratton fresh start. I would tend to think the manu's choice of materials would be the cause.

 

[POLARISDAN]

Look up the msds.
Isopropanol is one ingredient. I didn't see any of the others you mentioned.

hahahaha..pretty sure he was joking