I recently read somewhere that new/old gas at a 50/50 mix was sufficient to use up and 'rejuvenate' the old gas. I the tried this very thing, and it did in fact work great. Mike B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Daniel - Shazam" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 6:32 PM Subject: Re: Old gas
You can try Stay-lube. BUT - you say with 'gas sprayed in' What is it, a tractor with a carb, Or fuel injected vanagon ? That you put fuel down the throat and it fires, confirms that it can run, But it doesn't confirm that fuel is being delivered under pressure to the injectors. What I would do, IF its' a vanagon, is run it off a separate can of new gas. I do this all the time. You take the fuel line into the fuel pump and stick that in your can of gas. Sometimes it's hard to get the siphon going, the pump can't pump air at all, only liquid. I have a 'twist turn thing' that is a siphon starter - most valuable. And you undo the fuel return and stick that in the can of gas. Then you get it running properly on this fuel source. And you have a running van with a fuel tank of bum gas. I'd pump that out into other gas cans, but fresh fuel in the tank, Switch back to running off the tank, And gradually add a gallon of two of old fuel ( like once a week ) until it was used up. Scott www.turbvans.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Zoltan Kuthy Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 2:33 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Old gas Its about five years old. I was trying to start up one of my old projects but it does not start with its own gas. Got fuel pressure, spark and air, and timing. It starts with new gas sprayed in though. So, I think, I must put something in the tank to help it. Any of you know what it is I must buy for it? Zoltan
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