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Date:         Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:45:01 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Old Gas?
Comments: To: Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <551723.95044.qm@web45103.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
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I'd hazard a guess and say no. Especially if you get it to a gas station before the trip and add some "new" fuel to it.

Neil.

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 5:09 AM, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote: > My van has been sitting for almost a year with a full tank of gas. I did NOT put any gas stabilizer in the tank. > > In a few months, I'll be firing it up for a trip. > > Is there any damage to the engine from running the tank of "old gas" through the engine? > > Might it just run roughly for the first tank of gas?? > > Thanks. Malcolm > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ >

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"

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