4 month old Gasoline Q.?

Question

My car (chevy 350) has been sitting for about 3 months w/o starting and the gas in it is about 4 mos old, would it be ok to start it, or are there special precuation I should take?

Answer 1

Fuel should be fine start er up. It is the fuel that has been in the tank for over a year that can turn to varnish

Answer 2

I've let cars (carb or injected) sit all winter (in the garage or outside) with out a fuel stabilizer and had no problem getting them started. As soon as I get it running I always run straight to the gas station and fill up with fresh gasoline and some injector cleaner. Havent had a injector or condensate problem yet. I live in lower Ohio. Winters were cold before the global warming kicked in. Might be different in a hot climate area 'cause the hot temperature would cause the aromatic constituents of the gas evaporate faster.

Answer 3

Old Gasoline

Answer 4

The old gasoline will probably be ready to be thrown away! Modern gasoline deteriorates rather quickly, especially that sold in the USA! You might luck out and have it start, but i'd pour in a new batch and then try to start it.
When i work on old lawn mowers, etc., i find old gas in them. I dump it out, then pour in an ounce or two of laquer thinner, to open the jets. Then an infusion of new gasoline will make them start usually!
Being that you have a car, if its newer than 1980, do not use the laquer thinner in it!
For later protection of any gasoline engined car, truck, mower, etc., that might have to sit unused, i'd suggest buying a product called "Stabil", available at most auto parts stores. Follow the instructions on the bottle, and use that mixture in the tank!
Another product you might try is "Sea Foam", but i haven't tried it. The mower guys say it works, too! some auto parts stores sell both or one of those products!

Answer 5

Should be fine! Gasoline will get a bad odor to it once it gets bad. If you start it up it would be a good idea to put some fresh gas in it and add a good fuel stabilizer to what you put in it if you are going to let it sit for a while longer. Estimate how much gas it has in it and add enough stabilizer to treat what you have in there to what you are putting in it. The only caution is not to over do it!

Answer 6

Nothing wrong with it.
There's all this rubbish about petrol going bad and turning to rubber after a few months but this simply isnt true.
Sure it may deteriorate, but I had a coke bottle filled with petrol (out of my moped), had it in my garden for about 2 years (not joking), in relatively in the shade but outside through warm and cold weather.
These kids needed some petrol in my street about a month ago and I said I only had that and they were welcome to try it. They poured it in and it worked completely fine. They drove off happy and I was finally rid of that petrol!

Answer 7

I had a car sit for 6 months i cracked it up drove it 2 the station filled it up ,and put a can of STP in, it did fine.

Answer 8

I'm not 100% certain, but that if you just add some sort of gas treatment to your tank you should be fine. However, be prepared to replace your fuel filters once get going again.

Answer 9

my car sat for almost a year and it started like a champ and still runs good if you would like fill the tank with 93 octane and burn the rest of the tank off

Answer 10

gasoline doesn't go bad like it used to. now all brands have detergents and stabilizers added to it to prevent it from going bad and to help keep your fuel system clean and free from clogging deposits. start it up!