Almost time to fire up the E-Tec

[JoeBro44]

Any reminders or tips for the new season. I've got a 200 HO E-Tec. Sat all winter long in one of the more brutal winters I can remember. COOOOOOOOOLD. I winterized it last year and stored it with the BRP 2+4 fuel conditioner. Is there anything I need to do before I fire it up in a couple of weeks? For the life of me I can't find the manual Don't wanna take any chances this year.

[JoeBro44]

Serial Number 0511160. If ya check the history of the motor you may notice I've had some problems in the past with this motor. Just wanna take every precaution I can to make sure she stays runnin!

[ChampioNman]

Fire it up and run it like ya stole it Joe. I would change the LU fluid first if you had not done it during winterization.

[Steve Wright]

Do not use BRP 2 + 4 conditioner in the future. Sta-bil Marine (blue ) is better as it is not alcohol-based like 2+4. ( REAL IMPORTANT w/ todays fuel which may have some ethanol).

[JoeBro44]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Steve Wright &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Do not use BRP 2 + 4 conditioner in the future. Sta-bil Marine (blue ) is better as it is not alcohol-based like 2+4. ( REAL IMPORTANT w/ todays fuel which may have some ethanol).</TD></TR></TABLE>

First I've ever heard of that. Anyone else? Also, I will not run ethanol in the E-Tec

[Steve Wright]

Joe, It is a matter or time before BRP will change the old formula for 2+4 ....... of the 100 + products / brands that Gold Eagle makes; BRP 's 2+4 is the only alcohol based. BRP has been encouraged to change as Mercury finally did 2 years ago w/ their fuel additive.

Sta-Bil Marine ( blue ) is a good product & either it or StarTron is the only additive one should use.

Not all states require posting of ethanol content on retailers pumps. So get a test kit & know the exact amount in the fuel you buy. Cheap insurance to avoid problems in todays fuel supplies.

[JoeBro44]

I was using Sta-Bil before and switched to 2 + 4 because it was a BRP product . Wasn't familiar with the ethanol regulations. I always assumed since Iowa had the ethanol pumps that the regular pumps didn't have any. I guess I learn something new everyday