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1. [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: "Ron Fine" <RonFineEsq@earthlink.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:51:08 -0800; When is gas too old to use? I have about half a tank of gas in my MGB that has been sitting for about 1 year. I am finishing the rebuild of the engine and plan to fire it up later this month. Should; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00105.html (7,210 bytes)
2. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: "Phil Bates" <jello@ida.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:55:07 -0700 (MST); Dump it. There are a lot of factors that contribute to how long it's good - but a year is probably too long reguardless of those factors. If there's not much of it, you might be able to add enough ne; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00106.html (7,784 bytes)
3. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:39:58 -0700; I don't think I would ever dump the gas and a year is in most cases not too old in itself. But there are a few factors to consider - condensation in the gas which would add water (humid or moist clim; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00107.html (9,597 bytes)
4. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: "British Motor Classics, Ltd." <bmcspares@aol.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:02:33 -0500; I would remove the old gas from the car, put in fresh fuel and start off with best for your overhaul.? If you have a "newer" car with fuel injection I would run that old gas through that vehicle.? W; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00108.html (8,979 bytes)
5. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:04:18 -0500; Gas seems to vary so much that it's difficult to say with any certainty when it should be discarded. But you can't discard the stuff anyway, so you have to make the best of it. I would put a pint of; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00109.html (8,893 bytes)
6. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:08:52 EST; I would remove the old gas from the car, put in fresh fuel and start off with best for your overhaul.? If you have a "newer" car with fuel injection I would run that old gas through that vehicle.? We; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00110.html (7,539 bytes)
7. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: The Roxter <rocknatural@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:20:21 -0600; I had just filled up my Dodge Shadow when I broke an axle. It will be two years ago in December. The axle would not come out of the final drive, no matter what we tried; it might as well have been we; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00112.html (8,534 bytes)
8. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: Wilkmanracing@aol.com; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:21:52 EST; The fuel in my MGA stood for about 3 years before I got it back together. I removed all the old gas and used it in my lawn equipment. Worked fine there and my newly rebuilt engine got the nice fresh; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00113.html (7,768 bytes)
9. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: <shop@justbrits.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:03:30 -0600; <<When is gas too old to use? >> Ron: I read all the replies prior to adding my .02<G>! Jon in AZ is the only one (so far) that has the correct answer, IMHO. Just because you ARE in CA, dump it. Reme; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00114.html (7,941 bytes)
10. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:53:49 -0800; Hmmm, my thinking was that carburetors, particularly the spectacularly simple SUs, would be far less likely to have problems with sludge, water, or jellied gasoline than fuel injectors. After all, al; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00115.html (10,323 bytes)
11. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: "COX, DENNIS" <dennis_cox@appsig.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:25:57 -0800; I have heard that the new formulations of gas have a shorter shelf life then the old formulations. It's a matter of a few months. Not sure how true that is, its just what I've heard. I am about to st; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00116.html (9,238 bytes)
12. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:30:09 EST; Should be about 10:1 compression. I drained the gas this last weekend after it had been sitting about 8 months. It did have that old gas smell but looked okay. We poured it into my friends 68B. I hav; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00117.html (8,390 bytes)
13. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: "COX, DENNIS" <dennis_cox@appsig.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:03:31 -0800; I have no intention of feeding it a regular diet of race gas. I put it in for the initial start and cam breakin. I figured a 50/50 mix would give me about 98. Out here in Calif 91 is the highest they; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00118.html (9,068 bytes)
14. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:55:57 -0800; It's times like this when I really miss my old Land Rover. It was the patient recipient of many gallons of bad gas from "barn find" cars. Mixed 50/50 with good gas, the old brute would stink the plac; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00119.html (9,063 bytes)
15. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:57:28 -0600; Two stories about this topic from Missouri. First, I just started and drove my 79B after it had sat idle for over 7 months. The tank was half full; it did smoke some for a few minutes when I first st; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00124.html (10,341 bytes)
16. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:28:24 -0000; Does it run? If so use it. I've not had any a year old but I usually have stuff up to five months old at the beginning of each season and it has never caused me a problem. But that is UK fuel, well k; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00126.html (7,885 bytes)
17. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: Rick Lindsay <rolindsay@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:03:59 -0800 (PST); Just read this thread and it caused me to think. Gasoline (or petrol) is a specific mixture of hydrocarbons plus a tiny fraction of additives professed to make big differences. That knowledge leads t; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00128.html (8,843 bytes)
18. Re: [Mgs] Old Gas (score: 1): Author: "James Schulte" <schultejim@msn.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:32:49 -0500; Your a gas He He He Sorry, couldn't resist (-; Jim Schulte Aquatic Coordinator Souderton S.D. Co-Secretary Philadelphia MG Club Co-Coordinator MG 2008 Eastern HS WP Officials Scheduler _____________; /html/mgs/2007-11/msg00130.html (9,558 bytes)

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