Question about old gas. Need help.

[Eugenics 5,000+ posts]

So i have a car that has been sitting for two years. Pretty sure the gas in it is gel by now or something. Was wondering what i could do aside from dropping the tank.

Ideas?

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[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

try it

ive had a car sit for one year and it started right up

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

shake the car to mix up the gas/

 

[twisztdauthorit 10+ year member]

shake the car to mix up the gas/

add some water to dilute it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[dakotap 10+ year member]

Get a little electric fuel pump and get two pieces of hose and hook up a 12v battery up to it and pump it out.

 

[Scoobydoo 5,000+ posts]

taste it, if it is sour add sugar

 

[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

**** it out.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

take it out and resell it for profit on what u paid for it?

I would think its ok, My truck sat for about 1 1/2 yrs and it worked fine, just a little sputter. When it ran out, I changed the filter out and it was good after that.

 

[JLa Obsessed 10+ year member]

siphon kit?

 

[Redlineaudio 10+ year member]

What car?

In the past I have just used the intank pump to pump it out, Disconect at the carb and run it out.

Disconnect after the pump and run it out.

Just fill it with good gas to dilute it.

 

[ironchef b 10+ year member]

personally i would actually remove and replace the gas. of course gas loses it's combustible properties over time so i really dont know what kind of abuse your internals and fuel pump would be subjected to attempting to move and ignite the now not so volitile gas.

just my 2 cents

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

Siphon it out and sell it on Ebay as 'classic fuel' that was less than $2/gallon. You'll probably make enough to retire off of. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[SocMunky 10+ year member]

Siphoning it out is your best bet. After 2 years I don't think I would trust it to run through the fuel system. Have you already done an oil change on the car? If not, I'd suggest doing that also before you crank it again....

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

My Miata sat up for nearly a year the old gas was weak I;ve been driving with fresh gas and it run fine...My van still has over half a tank of the original gas from 2 years ago...I'm hoping someone siphons it out trying to steal it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

The Van will still crank up and run. though..Mitsubishi V6 ftw