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    Fuel Additive Question for Don

    Don:

    I have been using your "old" cocktail (Sea Foam, Sta-Bil and Quickleen) religiously, ever since I bought my engine (2009 250 Pro XS) a couple of years ago). I saw your recommendation about the "new" cocktail, but I still have 3-4 cans of Seafoam and 3-4 bottles of Marine Sta-Bil.

    <u>QUESTION</u>: Is the new (two-ingredient) cocktail so superior to the "old" (three-ingredient) cocktail that I should discard the Sea Foam and Sta-Bil that I already have ? Or should I just use up the the "old" ingredients and swap over to your "new" formula when it's all gone ?

    FWIW I only run non-ethanol, 87 octane fuel in my engine.



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    Re: Fuel Additive Question for Don (egammon)

    I wouldn't call the new one "superior". A more accurate description would be "virtually similar and simpler" (and there is no IPA or Isopropyl Alcohol added).

    Simply continue to use up your existing quantities, and make the switch when they are depleted.




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