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Old 11-24-03, 12:40 PM
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Should I drain the fuel?

I have an RX-7 that I'm just about to get running, but it's been sitting for about 4 months with half a tank of gas in it and I'm wondering if I should start it up with the fuel thats already in there or if I should drain it and fill it up with fresh gas.
Old 11-24-03, 01:35 PM
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Mine sits for 6 months every winter. Fuel is still fine in the spring. Been doing this for 6 years. I'm told by the petroleum engineers it will be fine for about a year.
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you should be fine, don't need to drain the fuel
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Originally posted by David Beale
Mine sits for 6 months every winter. Fuel is still fine in the spring. Been doing this for 6 years. I'm told by the petroleum engineers it will be fine for about a year.
do you use a fuel stabilzer? (sp)
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Not necessary.
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I've had fuel sit in a car for YEARS and it didn't do anything bad to the car that I could tell...

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