No, bad idea.

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From: "Marius Strom" <marstrom@MICROSOFT.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 5:53 PM
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject:      Re: old, old gas Q?

> Wouldn't a possible solution be:
>
> * Disconnect the supply, drain tank.
> * Disconnect the return from the tank, point hose into a barrel/container
> * Repeatedly turn key to on (not start), let fuel pump get rid of stuff in
> hoses and fuel rails until you're spitting air from the return.
> * Reconnect all hoses.  Change fuel filter.
> * Fill tank, cycle fuel pump again to fill up the system, start engine.
>
> (I'm not sure if running the fuel pump on a "dry" system will do anything
> at all harmful to the pump or not, so I'll defer to the exerts on that.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 2:26 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: old, old gas Q?
>
> You can mix the old gas with new and use it up, no problem.  There
> shouldn't be any crap in the tank, but you never know!  Change the filter,
> let some old crap drain out to get rid of any sediment and water before
> you install the new filter.  I've done this with no problem.  Nothing
> special required.
>
> Mike B.
>
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> From: "Oxroad" <oxroad@GMAIL.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 1:14 PM
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject:      old, old gas Q?
>
>> Hey Folks....
>>
>> My 83.5 Westy has been sitting for two years with about 1/4 tank of
>> gasoline. There's no pretty way to say it.
>>
>> What am I up against?
>>
>> When it was parked I didn't put sta-bil in the gas or any additive to
>> keep the gas from turning. I'm not sure what the gas looks like or
>> smells like at this point but I wanted to check in with the experts
>> before I take on the task.
>>
>> My plan is to drain the gasoline no matter how it looks or smells by
>> disconnecting the output hose on the passenger side (right side) that
>> heads from the tank to the fuel pump.
>>
>> Then what? Am I ready to put clean fuel in the tank? Is there a way or
>> a need to clean the gas tank? Will I need a new tank?
>>
>> Tanks in advance!
>>
>> Oh, and is there somewhere to recycle or deposit the gas I drain? Do
>> cities have drop off locations to collect that sort of mess?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Jeff
>> 83.5 Westy
>> LA,CA