Quick thoughts on Gas Tanks and inactivity
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Quick thoughts on Gas Tanks and inactivity
My car has been sitting since Spetember, wonder if im too late to save it from the almighty rust lord ?
Im gonna drain it and look, if im ok what do I do from here?
Its got probally 1 gallon of gas at most...
Im gonna drain it and look, if im ok what do I do from here?
Its got probally 1 gallon of gas at most...
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It depends on what kind of temperature swings the car has experienced and if it sat outside or in a garage...big temp swings will introduce water into the most sealed of systems and get the rust started. If it's been mostly cold, put a disposable fuel filter in, fill the tank with some new gas and a fuel stabilizer and have at it...
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If it was running regularly before its September shutdown, you shouldn't have any rust problems...even the gas may still be useable...it's when it sits for years through -10 F to 115 F that you have to worry...
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If it was running regularly before its September shutdown, you shouldn't have any rust problems...even the gas may still be useable...it's when it sits for years through -10 F to 115 F that you have to worry...
If it was running regularly before its September shutdown, you shouldn't have any rust problems...even the gas may still be useable...it's when it sits for years through -10 F to 115 F that you have to worry...
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