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Subject:Re: Old Gas?
From:neil N
Date:Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:45:01 -0700

I'd hazard a guess and say no. Especially if you get it to a gas
station before the trip and add some "new" fuel to it.

Neil.

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 5:09 AM, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote:
> My van has been sitting for almost a year with a full tank of gas.  I did NOT put any gas stabilizer in the tank.
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>  In a few months, I'll be firing it up for a trip.
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>  Is there any damage to the engine from running the tank of "old gas" through the engine?
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>  Might it just run roughly for the first tank of gas??
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>  Thanks.  Malcolm
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