[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]

RE: [T3] long storage


On 15 Sep 2004 at 18:12, Kevin Guarnotta wrote:

> There is some gas stabilizer stuff you put in your gas tank before you store
> it. I've heard some folks say to run your engine dry-to prevent the gas from
> turning into a sludge like substance in the engine or carb...etc. I've also
> heard not to do this-as then your gas tank will dry out, and rust. So
> whenever I've stored something for a while-I just try to fill the gas tank,
> and add that stabilizer stuff.

I belong to the fill-er-up school of thought on this, as full as you can get 
it. You're actually trying to minimize the amount of air left in there. Just 
make sure that all the hoses are in good shape so it doesn't leak out on you. A 
dry tank will collect water (condenses any time there is dew) and will fill 
with rust. Gas actually keeps it from rusting.

I've never bothered with stabilizer, but I doubt it could hurt anything.

-- 
*******************************
Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
*******************************

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ Shameless link for search engines: http://listarchive.type3.org ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]