Getting ready to store the truck for the winter. Plan on filling it up with Shell 93. Question is: should I add anything to the gas to store it for the winter? Stabilizer? Octane booster?

 

I would put a stabilizer in the fuel. Especially if it will be in storage for 3 months or more. It should also be started once a week.

 

Fuel stabilizer (it wont keep the fuel "good" but it will prevent varnish buildup) I stick tennis ***** in my pipes so the little mousies in my garage can't sleep in my mufflers! Also, 3m mildew bags in the cab and in the bed if you have a bed rug. They smell like old lady, but the instant you take them out, your truck smells new again! It is also a good idea to either take the weight off the tires or atleast roll onto some wood skids if you have a concrete garage.

 

where can i get these 3m bags??

 

We sell them at our boat shop, you may want to try our competitor the devil himself West marine. Actually, we just becamse a distributor for Kellogg marine, so if they have a web site, maybe you can get them from Kellogg. They are awsome!

 

What kind of fuel stabilzer?

I plan on parking it on that foam flooring that PepBoys sells. It comes in a pack and interlocks like a puzzle. It' like an 1"+ thick and will keep the tires from getting so flat spotted I hope.

 

Again, owning an Outboard Motor shop, I use our product OMC (Evinrude/Johnson) or now BMC, "2 + 4 Fuel conditioner" Great stuff, we put it in every customers boat that leaves the yard!

 

What does the concrete do to the tires? I was thinking that it would create flat spots, but if you park it on wood i would think it would do the same thing...

 

I really don't like concrete and have nothing to back it up. I know it contains lime, and can retain moisture, but so can wood. I just got some of those pep boys mats. I went 4 wide by 7 long, or 5 packages, they look pretty good. My garage is a nasty damp bat cave, so I want to cover my truck to protect the top, and put down the mats to prevent moisture from below!