It's probably not the gas in the tank, but the gas sitting in the
lines and whatnot that will cause problems. I'ld drain as much as
possible from the tank, fill her up and see how lucky you are, I don't
think you should have much problems since the newer fuel tanks are
fairly air-tight.... plus two years isn't that much time in the grand
scheme of things.
Gary
On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 9:03 PM, <SilverEightynine@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Hell, some of us get our kicks off trying to get stuff running that has been
> sitting for years with stale gas. Drain the tank, throw in a can of seafoam,
> fuel up with high test, and run er through.
>
> --
> terribletom
>
>
> In article
> <CADH9r_rwLo82M_r84AgwRc33wcXXRLbmwGoePnoKc7XGGePPFw@mail.gmail.com>,
> jamie12ga@gmail.com (Jamie C) writes:
>>
>>
>> I have a Dakota that's been sitting for almost 2 years and I'm finally
>> getting around to installing the engine I rebuilt.
>> Obviously the gas has "varnished" so I know I need to drain the tank but
>> what about the residue that's left? Is it worth pulling the bed and
>> removing the pump/filter so I can wipe down the inside of the tank?
>> I'm thinking if I just drain the tank, flakes of varnish may eventually
>> come loose and start clogging the sock. Is this possible?
>> Also, what about the inside walls of the fuel lines? Should I worry about
>> that?
>> Perhaps I'm overly concerned and draining the tank is good enough.
>> Thanks or any advise.
>> Jamie
>>
>
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