An All-in-One Product That's a Step Ahead of the Rest

Until last year, I always had added Yamaha ring-free and fuel conditioner, as well as Star Tron ethanol-fuel treatment to my boat's gas tank each time I filled up. Those three additives were getting to be a costly and tiresome venture. All that changed, though, when my outboard mechanic told me about Gas-Shok.

Manufactured by USA Fuel Service LLC, based in Punta Gorda, Florida, Gas-Shok replaced all three of the former additives I had used for so many years. And given the fact that 1 ounce treats 10 gallons of gas, a quart bottle of the stuff lasts forever, especially when your outboard is only a Yamaha 115.

"So who or what is this USA Fuel Service LLC?" you may be asking. It's a large, professional, tank-cleaning company that specializes in cleaning tanks and restoring fuels with ethanol issues. They have more than 40 years of experience and have blended fuels and booster additives for H.P. and lubrication for use in fuel drag boats, tractor pulls, motorcycles, and offshore racers.

Originally, they developed additives strictly for their own use. In recent years, though, their tank-cleaning clients were so impressed by the superior results of their tank-cleaning/fuel-restoration service they demanded access to the chemicals used. Thus was born a dealer network, which now makes the products available to the general public.

If you like things such as prevention of water issues in ethanol-blended gas, added MPG, reduced smoke/emissions, added lubrication, and stabilized fuel for 12 to 18 months, you'll like Gas-Shok.

Said one USA Fuel Service LLC official, "It's simple. If these products didn't work, our tank-cleaning company would be out of business." He went on to say that, unlike other additives, theirs do not contain any added explosive chemicals to boost the fuel. They also do not contain any alcohols or derivatives. "Our Gas-Shok and Desl-Shok products are a blend of several highly modified pure-petroleum ingredients that work by changing the molecular structure of the fuel," he assured.

"In simple terms, we dramatically increase the ability of the fuel to absorb more oxygen during the high heat created in the combustion process," he continued. "Therefore, you are burning 10 to 20 percent more of the fuel and losing less of it out the exhaust. The fuel actually produces more horsepower, more MPG, and less smoke and pollution from each gallon of fuel."

The company official also noted that they add stabilizers to prevent water issues and concentrated synthetic lubricants that typically will double the life of a fuel pump and injectors. The potential reward for you, of course, is thousands saved in downtime and maintenance.

I, for one, am sold on the value of using Gas-Shok in your boat's gas tank. It comes in three different sizes (8 ozs., 32 ozs. and 128 ozs.), depending on individual needs, and is available online, as well as at Norfolk Marine, which is where I bought my first and, thus far, only bottle. It also may be available at other local outlets--I just haven't checked.

I've had the same boat mechanic for a lot of years now, and he's never once steered me wrong. He personally sat through a presentation about Gas-Shok and has used it in his Ranger's Yamaha ever since--without incident. So why wouldn't I listen to him about what's best for my Skeeter's Yamaha?