1 year old gasoline in my 80 vette
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1 year old gasoline in my 80 vette
I have gasoline in my car that is about 11 months old with half a tank full. Car has been sitting in the garage. There are no fuel stabilizers in it. I know I should siphon out the old gas. But I am going to ask a silly question. What are the impacts of the old fuel if I use it or if I mix it with new fuel and add some octane booster?
Let me know what you guys think.
Let me know what you guys think.
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I have gasoline in my car that is about 11 months old with half a tank full. Car has been sitting in the garage. There are no fuel stabilizers in it. I know I should siphon out the old gas. But I am going to ask a silly question. What are the impacts of the old fuel if I use it or if I mix it with new fuel and add some octane booster?
Let me know what you guys think.
Let me know what you guys think.
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To be on the safe side....remove the gas cap and take a sniff...
if the gas has a slight "old varnish odor", siphon it all out.....
if not add some "premium grade" gasoline to top off the tank and have fun!
if the gas has a slight "old varnish odor", siphon it all out.....
if not add some "premium grade" gasoline to top off the tank and have fun!
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fire it up
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If you "sniff the gas", I'm not sure what the results might be.
Just fire it up....
Just fire it up....
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Drive it to the gas station and fill'er up!Next time you are going to let it sit for a long time,do it with a full tank,less chance of condensation affecting the fuel or inside of the tank.
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That would explain why my 45 year old tank looked new inside (with the exception of a few stains on the inside-bottom)....now the outside was covered with small "rust-scabs" that a wire wheel/buffer took care of.
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Gas has a longer shelf life then people realize. Exxon had an article on it and the key is to keep it sealed , I am NOT saying it never goes bad it does but I have used year old gas and it was perfectly fine. I am also the only guy I know who will not run his lawn equipment out of gas at the end of the year and I am the only guy who never has had a issue with any of my engines.
My close friends snow blower revs slows , revs slows ,He is Mr **** on leaving it dry 9 months of the year cause gas goes bad don't ya know . Mine purrs like a kitten year after year with gas at least a season old I top them off for storage not drain them......
My close friends snow blower revs slows , revs slows ,He is Mr **** on leaving it dry 9 months of the year cause gas goes bad don't ya know . Mine purrs like a kitten year after year with gas at least a season old I top them off for storage not drain them......
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