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is there some way to make sure the gas doesn't go bad? Or a way to drain the tank?
by flagnog 14y ago
is there some way to make sure the gas doesn't go bad? Or a way to drain the tank?
- rrmm 14y agoIt'll automatically try to burn gas when it gets too old. http://ask.cars.com/2011/07/will-the-volts-gasoline-stay-fresh-if-the-engine-isnt-used.html http://ask.cars.com/2011/07/will-the-volts-gasoline-stay-fre...
- vonmoltke 14y agoYou could use a fuel stabilizer, like STA-BIL[1]. They are commonly used when storing gasoline for long periods. [1] http://www.goldeagle.com/brands/stabil/ http://www.goldeagle.com/brands/stabil/
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- iyulaev 14y agoEh, people worry about this but in my experience with storing vehicles is that it's really not that much of a problem. I put a motorcycle away for 1 year with zero prep. Next year, fired it up, ran the gas through (it seemed a little sluggish but nothing that can't be attributed to placebo), and filled it up fresh. And that's on a carburetor motorcycle with transistorized ignition, which is going to be much more finicky than a modern fuel-injected car with computer-controlled ignition.
- xradionut 14y agoTry that with an E15 fuel blend.
- justin66 14y agoThere's also the issue of temperature. I'd be a little concerned about keeping a tankful of some summer gasoline blend (I'm sorry I don't know what any of the antigelling chemical additives are called) over the winter someplace really cold. On the other hand, I really believe that engineers working in Detroit of all places would have considered this.