Gasoline. Not the other kind. My car's been sitting for a year or so. Just finished a swap in it to get it running again. It cranked one time, ran poorly for 5 seconds, and died. Friend of mine suggested that the gas might be bad since it's been sitting so long. This sound plausible?

 

from what ive heard, gas doesnt "spoil"

 

from what ive heard, when you store a car really long, you have to drain the old gas out and put new gas in. but thats just what i heard, im not sure

 

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i know that you gotta drain the oil but i didnt know about the gas.
im hearing alot of things and not really sure about any of those

 

well i've never heard that gas would spoil either.. but possibly condensation in the gas tank?

 

Gas goes bad. If it sits for a period of time without running, you are suppose to completly drain the fuel system.

 

http://www.straightdope.com/co...ickly

 

Wow. Learn something everyday.. So.. in theory.. adding "fresh" gasoline and octane booster should at least help it start?

Because draining now would be pointless since the old gas has already been run to the motor

 

wow!
did not know that.

but now i do

 

yeah just add a bottle of octane booster, fuel injector cleaner, start it up and drive to a chevron and get the best stuff. (yes chevron's gas is better than the beeb down the street) and burn that tank pretty much to E.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/2416273