Re: getting back from improper storage

["Steve Rubano" <srubano@xxxx>]

Gas will generally not go bad after sitting for several months...if 
it's over a year...than I would be carfull. Inspect the tank for any 
of this sludge. To be safe pump out the tank of the old fuel and put 
in some injector cleaner into the system with fresh gas. Make sure 
you put the right amount of injector cleaner in with the amount of 
gas...if you don't mix it the way the manufacture suggests than you 
can damage some fuel components (anything rubber, etc..) When gas 
goes bad it turns into a substance like shellac, would clog the 
entire fuel system if it is circulated through it. 

As for putting oil into the cylinders....I would do that. Put a few 
squirts of Marvel Mystery oil into each cylinder...let it sit in the 
cylinders for a good day or two (make sure you put the plugs back in 
so no moisture gets into the cylinders while it's sitting)...then 
turn the engine by hand (with plugs out so it's easier. After you've 
turned it buy hand I would suggest doing the following (others may or 
may not agree with it, but it has worked for alot of engines I have 
done, especially ones that were seized from rust):
1. After you put the oil into the cylinders, let it sit and cranked 
it by hand and reinstalled the plugs (very importnat before you crank 
the engine)...remove the main ignition wire (from coil to 
distributor) trip the fuel pump switch (to turn the fuel pump off) 
and crank the engine (using the starter) in spurts, not continuos. 
Iff you don't turn the fuel pump off than what will happen is gas 
will be injected into the cylinders and since there is no spark, 
won't burn it off. This will wash and oil that is on the cylinder 
walls and cause some severe dmamge. This will get the oil pumped 
through the engine and coat the cylinder walls with a protective oil 
film. After cranking it a few times, put the ignition wire back and 
turn the fuel pump inertia switch back on and start the car up.

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> >snip<
I'm also thinking about taking the plugs out and checking to
> see if they are fouled. Does anyone recommend putting a little oil 
in each
> cylinder before we crank it since it has been sitting for so long?
> 
> I also think it might be a good idea to look inside the gas tank to 
see what
> is going on. Would it be a good idea to pump out the old gas and 
then
> circulate some injector cleaner through the fuel system before we 
try to
> start it? Or am I just making this move involved than it needs to 
be?
> I got the impression that whatever fuel that is still in the tank 
is over a
> year old.
> 
> >snip<> 
> Walt Tampa, FL