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| | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 | Have acquired another old Chevy and one of my vehicles has to go on a covered car port. Over the cold weather how does one keep the gas tank? Empty or full? I will use fuel stabilizer. Thanks
Six volt guy living in a twelve volt world
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 901 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 901 | I always fill mine when I put them in storage for the winter.
Brian
1955.2 3100 Truck
The older I get the more dangerous I am!!!!! | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | I'd say full of ethanol free gas "real gas" | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 58 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 58 | The tank should be full to keep moisture from condensing in the air space above the gas. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 4,509 Moderator, Electrical Bay | | Moderator, Electrical Bay Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 4,509 | Please keep in mind non-ethanol gas will go bad on you. From everything I've read it takes 5 to 6 months, irrespective of where you live. Ethanol gas will begin degrading in 30 days and in 3 months will border on being worthless as fuel. Add one of the products like Sta-Bil if you choose to leave gas in your tank no matter whether it contains ethanol or not. Add more than is suggested if you have a long winter. Once gas goes bad it turns orange, doesn't burn well, burns with greatly more soot and smoke, smells very bad when burning and invariably leaves a gummy varnish-like residue. Good luck.
~ Jon
1952 1/2 ton with 1959 235 | T5 with 3.07 rear end
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 325 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 325 | Full with stabilizer. Maybe it's overkill, but in the spring I drain the tank and burn the old gas in another vehicle. | | |
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