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G.R. Patterson III wrote :
I've been running my 1940 Ford on the same tank for three years now (obviously I don't take it anywhere -- just run the engine a while). You've been fortunate to get a tank of extremely stable gasoline. Over the last few decades, I've stored a number of motorcycles in my garage for varying periods. I found that autogas would start to smell funny after a year. After 2 years, it transformed itself into something that looked and smelled exactly like turpentine. Needless to say, by the time the fuel got to that point, the carburetor jets were hopelessly clogged with a nasty gummy substance. If you use a gasoline stabilizer like Sta-bil, auto gas can last quite a bit longer. Fuel makers recognize that planes may go awhile on the same tank of gas, so they formulate avgas accordingly. Last time I checked, Chevron and BP both said their avgas would be fine after a year. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) |
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