Modern Vespa

... And Too Much Information

After looking at the forecast and in my haste to "do the right thing," I decided to add Sta-bil to the tank. Having left my reading glasses behind, I mistook the top of the spout to be a squeeze hole when it was a round cardboard thing. I tipped the bottle upside down, put it in the gas tank and squeezed. How the cardboard thing didn't end up in the tank was crazy luck. Unfortunately I ended up with a bit over an ounce of Stabil in a 1.7 gallon tank. (supposed to be 1 ounce per 2.5 gallons) The tank was half full so I ran to the station and filled it up. Got home and Googled to see what I can expect for this blunder and read about sooty spark plugs, blah blah...

I wasn't planning on parking it until June or anything, just until it quits raining and flooding. Figured the best I can do is ride when able and add gas as possible to dilute it down.. will that even help? Is this not a big deal? My scoot has a carburetor with what I hear is an undersized jet.. makes me feel like tiptoeing around it to keep it clean.

Just wondering if anyone has any other thoughts on this other than I'm making a mountain out of a molehill... which that's okay too.

You are making too much of this. I have always put more than I should with no ill effects.

I don't think you have a problem. It isn't that critical in my experience.

Shit, man, I got one of those cardboard discs in my tank once. Rode on for many miles and it just laid there and had a party. No worries. And I always go heavy on Stabil and Seafoam.

Sounds like it should be okay. It is good that you take care of the skoot, tho.

Nice!! I mean, that it laid there and partied... I like that. Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm good to go now, I will quit chewing my fingernails. Just kidding, makes my teeth hurt. But srsly, thanks for writing.

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I blame my dad for my obsessive care of the vehicles. God rest his soul, I miss him... can't call and ask anymore!

Okay cool, that's good to know. Thank you for your reply. Glad it wasn't any worse than it was. But I like the idea of a squeeze hole on the tiny bottles. I will send them an email,,haha!

Yea, that's what I figured. I'm pretty good at that kind of thing. Thank you for your reply, sharing your experience and voice of reason!

My dad was that way too, but even OCD. I can't call him anymore either...

Sleep well.

Heehee.. will do, thx-u 2.

Nice to have another member with a good sense of humor. It gets a little stuffy in here.