"Existential Angst" wrote in
:



Mebbe a stabilizer would help for really long periods, but I think it
could be stored for a year and still be OK, without stabilizers. The
article seemed to indicate as much, if stored properly.



TEL, MMT, and even MTBE were/are added at the refinery before the fuel was
sent to the distribution centers. There was no special handling needed at
the DCs.

Alcohol, on the other hand, is added to the gas at the DC /while the truck
is being loaded immediately prior to its daily deliveries to retail
outlets/. It is necessary to do this on account of the high corrosiveness
of alcohol, and on account of the tendency of alcoholized fuels to spoil
quickly. This special handling is expensive and troublesome for
distributors, and was/is one of the objections to oxygenated fuels.

At the level of the individual home user, year-old oxygenated gas would be
just fine, since any trouble you may experience would involve you alone.
Refiners, distributors, and retailers cannot afford the risk, considering
their high volume and their exposure to liability.

--
Tegger