I clean mine easier than that only thing required is the key. The beater we use to hunt out of sits for 6 months to a year all the time (even longer sometimes) and have never had any problems running the old gas in it.
Ya my trucks transmission has been broke for a while the registration ran out 04/18 so probably been like 2 and a half years and it fired up just fine I mean it's fuel injected but runs alright I do have a misfire but I'm not sure it's not something else and I have almost a full tank and it's like 26 gallons so I'm going to run it
My gas is 10 years old so I mostly needed the info about where to recycle fuel (which I thought would be at the end). Thanks for a well put together video, but to be honest I watched the rest of it because of the sweet little Ford truck.
@@thecommenter6839 really?! My RV hasn't ran since January and I thought it didn't start because the gas was old. Maybe the gas from back had no shit in with it.
I have to do this exact process for my Mustang soon. Last time I did the siphoning by blowing into a tube going into the gas tank to create the pressure for the gas to come out of another tube. I think I'll pick up the siphon pump this time around though. (also it seems subscribers are interested in your rides...)
I had always heard that gasoline "goes bad" so I wanted to put this theory to the test. I dumped some 15 year old gasoline that had been in a rotor tiller onto the ground and lit it up. I was about 22 at the time so I should have known better. The shit pretty much blew up in my face! I never dispose of old gasoline. I just run it through a Mr. Funnel to remove any water and other crap then mix it with fresh gas (25/75 mixture) and burn it in my riding mower. I've never had a problem doing that. I've even mixed it with 5 year old gas! BTW. I am still not convinced gasoline will go "bad" as long as it's stored in an airtight container where it can't evaporate and oxygen and moisture cannot get to it. Some people think gasoline breaks down on a molecular level. I usually buy several gallons of non-ethanol gasoline before hurricane season because it always goes up as soon as someone yells "storm is coming". Right now I am using the last of my gasoline I bought it back in August of 2017 in my lawnmowers that has been sealed in an air tight container. I compared the color between it and some fresh gas I just bought in a mason jar and there is no difference in color or smell. True it will eventually go bad if air and moisture can get to it. I've got a 68 Ford Fairlane that I just got around to fixing that has not been started in about three years and the gas looks just like what you pulled from your truck. My plan is to siphon it out, run it through a Mr. Funnel and mix it with fresh gas and run it in my lawnmower. Despite the fact that both engines have the same C/R (8.5:1). My fear is the fuel has absorbed water and the car may stall on me. It's easier to fix a lawnmower with a water saturated fuel filter in my back yard than a car on the side of the road. I"m not a spokesperson for this product. I actually tested it by mixing up some 50/50 gas and water just to see if it really worked and it did. www.mrfunnel.com/Mr._Funnel/Home.html
James, you should have about 20 likes, at least! This was an excellent comment and well thought out, and scientific. It's a shame so many on these vehicle and in many other life forums run on superstition, ignorance and old wive's tales rather than objective analysis.
Maybe in Cali. In Denver they didn't. I'm a hardcore mechanic, about 45 years of making things run. 18 years ago a customer brought a 1951 Rolls Royce to my shop, hadn't ran in 15 years. Coolest car, it was a limo, steering on right side. I don't waste time with a pump, straight siphon with 6' of garden hose. Took about 20 min. Called recycle they told me to set it out in flat pans and let it evaporate. Don't understand why they call a pump siphon. Biggest thing on siphon is have the one you're siphoning into below the the level of what it's coming out of. And though I just old school,, they make a siphon hose that has the ball you squeeze to get started.
Why waste fuel, cause pollution, add wear to your drive train and suspension AND use up your valuable life doing all that? Just add new fuel to dilute your old gas, especially "winter" gas which has even more volatiles from the refinery, at least in the north of the country, and use the vehicle normally.
I have a 1986 4runner with a 22re engine. EFI not carburated. I parked it 4 years ago because the oil pump went out. I put a new one in today i was going to drain the gas but it smelled like gas so i went to start it and it didn't start right away maybe 15 attempts and some brake cleaner spray in the throttle body made it start right away. I'm rebuilding or swaping the engine not sure yet. It's unbelievable how it ran. Not great but not bad either. It did have a full tank of gas because i knew i wasn't going to get to it soon. I drove it around the neighborhood for half an hour and it seemed fine for the next several evenings I'll drive it around close by my house till all the gas is used up. It will definitely need a set of tires as i can feel the flat spots on all tires.
Thats called being lazy. Its a great way to clog a fuel injector/carburetor/ fuel pump/fuel filter, don't be lazy get rid of it if its old. This gas had probably been in the tank for over 3-4 years. It will burn however its best to pour out and start fresh.
Completely unnecessary to replace 6 month old fuel. I have a 2004 SC 281 Saleen Mustang, and it only has 25k miles on her. She still runs great, never had any engine work needed. But oh yeah, she's a Ford, so no wonder. :)
I have a Jag with twin 10-gallon tanks that are nearly full, and has been sitting for 11 years. I'm not looking forward to dealing with it, and especially the maze of fuel lines that are probably full of sludgy varnish.
@@NorceCodine @kinmastersmaster I drained both tanks. The gas smelled like turpentine and stunk up my whole house. When the weather warms up I'll run a gallon of something through them, but I haven't decided what yet. I thought they were nearly full but I only got about seven gallons. I'm hoping there isn't a bunch of crud and grunge left in the tanks, because I dread having to remove them.
i have an automatic 2001 VW jetta 2.0 - it sat since december 2021 until now april 2023 mobile mechanic came by and put in a brand new battery, refurbished starter, cleaned up the rusted ground connection from the starter to the chassis or transmission whatever it is the car now cranks, but won't start - he then took off one end of the cold air intake and sprayed something into the engine while i started it up but then it died after 2 seconds the gas is original from probably november 2021 , i have about half a tank he is telling me that probably the fuel pump needs to be replaced any ideas if its just bad gas ? i have 87 octane in there
just do it right the first time............grab a wrench and loosen and remove the drain plug on your fuel tank. why go thru all that dancing around when you can just dump it in a big container and then dispose of it legally.
Thanks for sharing my video Jack. I did it this way because I could make less of a mess. I find when I take the drain plug out I get gasoline everywhere. This was much easier to control. Yes it did take days LOL. Also I did dispose of it legally if you watch the video to the end.
Kudos on the proper disposal, too!! Where I live here some of the Fire Stations have HAZMAT (materials) drop-off, free, you can just bring oil or gas anything there and leave it. But, you gotta leave it, they don't dump it for you! Awesome bro!
I have and el camino with some old gas been sitting for about 6 years..I pumped most of it out just a bit left almost nothing...if I put new gas and mix it would that be a problem?
Cool knowing that something like that little pump exists if you need it. I personally just would've used the drain plug and made a mess, and then saved the old gas for my burn pit, but that's just me. You can also create a syphon with just a hose. Put one end in the gas tank, and suck on the other end. Put the other end in a container before the gas hits your mouth. That'll create a syphon and as long as the gas level in the container is lower than the tank it'll keep going.
Thank you, great video. My 17 years old Tracker Chevy was sitting 9 months in the garage, started immediately, but after 15 min of run, didn’t restart again. Restarted after 20 min nicely. Could be related to old fuel in the tank? Do I need to drain fuel tank periodically? Thank you
After a year sitting in your garage you might have water in the bottom of your tank? Did you find any? You can put HEET in there to bind the water to fuel and it should burn through the carburetor...
One year old gas is old? I was using 20+ year old gas I got from my neighbor after filtration and removing the dark stuff with a 1 gallon vinegar plastic jar in my Mazda without a problem.
Great video. Ummm wait. I don't have a place near me that takes that kind of stuff. Oh never mind. Sooo. Step one. Drain old gas. Step 2 get burn berral. Step 3 load with wood and trash. Step 4 Add tge old gas. Step 5 light it. Add fresh gas if needed to get it burning. Step 6 enjoy barrel fire.
Daily driving a vehicle with a roll cage is a reckless and stupid decision to take upon yourself. You can seriously injure yourself in an event of an accident.
Aw man. You can use the old gas with your lawn mower. Just mix a bottle or two of fuel system cleaner in that old gas can. Much better than recycling. Wouldn’t be surprised if WM just dumped the old fuel back into the environment.
Great Looking Truck. Just did this to my 57 Chevy last year after having trouble with the carb. Same thing . add fuel stabil and add gas to it. Had to get the carb rebuilt and drain the gas tank all the way. Now I will run it down then add new gas every year.
+Motorman 0057 Yeah that was my main problem. I just didn't drive it enough and when I did I always added gas instead of running it low and filling up with some fresh stuff.
That ain't old gas run it I just drained my 68 landcruiser tank the gas was brown not from Rust 25 years it has sat it still ran just by adding more gas
Blake's Garage the gas in my tank I did drain at first the hole tank was layered in varnish when it gets as bad as mine was it can do a lot more then just clog your motor it can stick your valves and blow your motor in a very extreme case but year old gas especially when you added more gas should be fine
Tevin Smith ok good that didn't come across in the first message sound like you just splashed gas on old varnished gas a called it good. The gas in this video when I looked at my gas fill up book was over 4 years old. Not the worst but definitely not something I want to run if I can prevent it fairly easily by draining the system and filling it with fresh gas ⛽️
You need to drain any gas out of carburetor float bowl and spray carb cleaner through jets. Nice truck though. If I were you I'd change out the plug in the gas tank to one that has female square instead of external male square. If something from road bounces up and hits that protuberance, it could cause damage allot harder to fix than just replacing the plug. And you know it will happen at worst possible time.
When I need to get rid of the gas in my garage bum vehicles, I just drain it into my 5 gallon and transfer a gallon or two of it at a time to my 3/4 full tank Blazer. The old 350 doesnt even notice and I dont have to give my old stinky gas away.
When I was a little kid, my dad told me to take a milk jug full of oil out in the woods and turn it upside down on the ground. Some other man got on to me for it. haha I just do what I'm told.
Hmm the gas sat for 200 million years underground and it didn't go bad, but now a year above ground and it does? Ok, I know that isn't quite true the problem is the ethanol (which you shouldn't be running in that truck anyway) and the lighter compounds like the C5 evaporates so you end up with a gas mixture that is somewhat reduced in volume and resembles an old style gasoline prior to lead more closely. Shouldn't be a problem for a 1937. I have the same question every year with my boat and my motorcycles which sit at least 6 months every winter. Never had a problem with just running the old tank out once the snow melts. I do add fuel stabilizer though before putting them away. The boat is a bigger problem than the bikes, it's a 1996, and like most older motors is not designed to run ethanol. It's the rubber components that are the problem, the ethanol can dissolve them. Thus I try and run mostly marine fuel which is not subject to road taxes or ethanol laws and doesn't seem to go bad. It's still expensive though because they have to put actual octane in it not C5 with ethanol or some other additive. Diesel also doesn't go bad, very little light compounds it doesn't really evaporate very quickly. I guess the logic on how to leave the tank has also changed with ethanol, the advice used to be park the tank full so not so much air could get in and bring condensed water, but they are saying now with the ethanol park the thing empty because the ethanol dissolves the water in the air.
no need to drain it if its only been a year. i would just keep adding fuel stabilizer to it and or just keep the tank full so theres no oxygen available to it. unless you are storing a car for several years, i would just drive the gas out of it instead of draining it. im willing to bet you can keep gas up to 3 years with stabilizer added every 3 months.
Shop Squad no joke someone has ever done this where my friend lives and their neighbors thought there was a gas leak or something and the firefighters were so surprised when the found gasoline in the sewer… could've ended more dramatically
watch videos on taking gasoline, dumping water into it, mixing it up, turning upside down, letting it sit overnight, water sinks down to the bottom absorbing the ethanol and other shit with it, then drain it out, leaving you with gas only
I clean mine easier than that only thing required is the key. The beater we use to hunt out of sits for 6 months to a year all the time (even longer sometimes) and have never had any problems running the old gas in it.
Ya my trucks transmission has been broke for a while the registration ran out 04/18 so probably been like 2 and a half years and it fired up just fine I mean it's fuel injected but runs alright I do have a misfire but I'm not sure it's not something else and I have almost a full tank and it's like 26 gallons so I'm going to run it
Exactly ,I've used 10 year old gas and car ran fine.
@@barnabyjones7823 I have some 8 year old gas in the tank, thinking to add 10 gal fresh to mix it and then running it
My gas is 10 years old so I mostly needed the info about where to recycle fuel (which I thought would be at the end). Thanks for a well put together video, but to be honest I watched the rest of it because of the sweet little Ford truck.
Dude's editing sucks
"Old" less than a year. I have a 1947 Cadillac with half a tank full of gas from 1978. Maybe I'll try to run it haha.
Dude I started a motor home that hadnt run since 1981 and it ran like a top hahaha
@@thecommenter6839 really?! My RV hasn't ran since January and I thought it didn't start because the gas was old. Maybe the gas from back had no shit in with it.
I have to do this exact process for my Mustang soon.
Last time I did the siphoning by blowing into a tube going into the gas tank to create the pressure for the gas to come out of another tube. I think I'll pick up the siphon pump this time around though.
(also it seems subscribers are interested in your rides...)
You could have just diluted the old gas with new gas and then drove your vehicle until the old fuel was used up.
Other folks say mixing new with old gas can harm or dirty engine fuel system etal.... true of false ?.... good day
@@smlee7348yep not smart
@@MarissaTheMuseYeah not smart at all lol
I'd like to see more of that truck. That thing is sweet.
I had always heard that gasoline "goes bad" so I wanted to put this theory to the test. I dumped some 15 year old gasoline that had been in a rotor tiller onto the ground and lit it up. I was about 22 at the time so I should have known better. The shit pretty much blew up in my face!
I never dispose of old gasoline. I just run it through a Mr. Funnel to remove any water and other crap then mix it with fresh gas (25/75 mixture) and burn it in my riding mower. I've never had a problem doing that. I've even mixed it with 5 year old gas!
BTW. I am still not convinced gasoline will go "bad" as long as it's stored in an airtight container where it can't evaporate and oxygen and moisture cannot get to it. Some people think gasoline breaks down on a molecular level.
I usually buy several gallons of non-ethanol gasoline before hurricane season because it always goes up as soon as someone yells "storm is coming". Right now I am using the last of my gasoline I bought it back in August of 2017 in my lawnmowers that has been sealed in an air tight container. I compared the color between it and some fresh gas I just bought in a mason jar and there is no difference in color or smell.
True it will eventually go bad if air and moisture can get to it. I've got a 68 Ford Fairlane that I just got around to fixing that has not been started in about three years and the gas looks just like what you pulled from your truck. My plan is to siphon it out, run it through a Mr. Funnel and mix it with fresh gas and run it in my lawnmower. Despite the fact that both engines have the same C/R (8.5:1). My fear is the fuel has absorbed water and the car may stall on me.
It's easier to fix a lawnmower with a water saturated fuel filter in my back yard than a car on the side of the road.
I"m not a spokesperson for this product. I actually tested it by mixing up some 50/50 gas and water just to see if it really worked and it did.
www.mrfunnel.com/Mr._Funnel/Home.html
James, you should have about 20 likes, at least! This was an excellent comment and well thought out, and scientific. It's a shame so many on these vehicle and in many other life forums run on superstition, ignorance and old wive's tales rather than objective analysis.
What about Florida has, it has up to 15% ethanol
Maybe in Cali. In Denver they didn't. I'm a hardcore mechanic, about 45 years of making things run. 18 years ago a customer brought a 1951 Rolls Royce to my shop, hadn't ran in 15 years. Coolest car, it was a limo, steering on right side. I don't waste time with a pump, straight siphon with 6' of garden hose. Took about 20 min. Called recycle they told me to set it out in flat pans and let it evaporate. Don't understand why they call a pump siphon. Biggest thing on siphon is have the one you're siphoning into below the the level of what it's coming out of. And though I just old school,, they make a siphon hose that has the ball you squeeze to get started.
might be tougher to do on a more modern car, the filler tubes have roller over prevention that can make it hard to get the hose down yeah?
Any luck with your car?
Thank you Blake's Garage for the information on how to get the old gas out of my truck and to properly dispose of it, have an awesome week :)
Nice video. The reason the gas took long to drain is because the black hose is for oil.
Just top off with fresh gas, start, and go for a long drive. Then refill.
Why waste fuel, cause pollution, add wear to your drive train and suspension AND use up your valuable life doing all that? Just add new fuel to dilute your old gas, especially "winter" gas which has even more volatiles from the refinery, at least in the north of the country, and use the vehicle normally.
@@loftsatsympaticodotc
Uhhhh ..... I like long drives !
Good to know they gave you your cans back.
I have a 1986 4runner with a 22re engine. EFI not carburated. I parked it 4 years ago because the oil pump went out. I put a new one in today i was going to drain the gas but it smelled like gas so i went to start it and it didn't start right away maybe 15 attempts and some brake cleaner spray in the throttle body made it start right away. I'm rebuilding or swaping the engine not sure yet. It's unbelievable how it ran. Not great but not bad either. It did have a full tank of gas because i knew i wasn't going to get to it soon. I drove it around the neighborhood for half an hour and it seemed fine for the next several evenings I'll drive it around close by my house till all the gas is used up. It will definitely need a set of tires as i can feel the flat spots on all tires.
Would this work on a 2015 WRX or is there anti siphoning technology
Cool to see a local doing well on youtube! Nice video man, love the truck!
Hell yea 916👌🏾
Why wouldn't you mix the old gas with some new gas 50/50 and then run it thought the motor? My brother is a mechanic and does it all the time.
Thats called being lazy. Its a great way to clog a fuel injector/carburetor/ fuel pump/fuel filter, don't be lazy get rid of it if its old. This gas had probably been in the tank for over 3-4 years. It will burn however its best to pour out and start fresh.
Awesome dude! Those old school fuel cans look dope!!
+NinjaxBart Thanks I love them they work so good.
I have a 71 gmc and it set for 9 years and it's pure black and the fule line is clogged.
You gonna have to take it out and clean it out , their might be gas that has turned solid into the tank
Completely unnecessary to replace 6 month old fuel. I have a 2004 SC 281 Saleen Mustang, and it only has 25k miles on her. She still runs great, never had any engine work needed. But oh yeah, she's a Ford, so no wonder. :)
Yeah it was more like three years when I really thought about it. Hints the Colour
probably cause its got 25,000 miles dumbass
put a t and a cap on the suction line. Once it starts to pump, remove the cap from the suction and let it flow.
I have a Jag with twin 10-gallon tanks that are nearly full, and has been sitting for 11 years. I'm not looking forward to dealing with it, and especially the maze of fuel lines that are probably full of sludgy varnish.
How did it go? My Jag has 5 years fuel in it, not sure what to do.
Update
I don't think the fuel lines have much fuel left in them, it all flowed back into the tank
@@NorceCodine @kinmastersmaster I drained both tanks. The gas smelled like turpentine and stunk up my whole house. When the weather warms up I'll run a gallon of something through them, but I haven't decided what yet. I thought they were nearly full but I only got about seven gallons. I'm hoping there isn't a bunch of crud and grunge left in the tanks, because I dread having to remove them.
@@RetNemmoc555 Did you use a pump or just a plastic tube? I might just put in new gas though and see what happens.
i have an automatic 2001 VW jetta 2.0 - it sat since december 2021 until now april 2023
mobile mechanic came by and put in a brand new battery, refurbished starter, cleaned up the rusted ground connection from the starter to the chassis or transmission whatever it is
the car now cranks, but won't start - he then took off one end of the cold air intake and sprayed something into the engine while i started it up but then it died after 2 seconds
the gas is original from probably november 2021 , i have about half a tank
he is telling me that probably the fuel pump needs to be replaced
any ideas if its just bad gas ?
i have 87 octane in there
just do it right the first time............grab a wrench and loosen and remove the drain plug on your fuel tank. why go thru all that dancing around when you can just dump it in a big container and then dispose of it legally.
Thanks for sharing my video Jack. I did it this way because I could make less of a mess. I find when I take the drain plug out I get gasoline everywhere. This was much easier to control. Yes it did take days LOL. Also I did dispose of it legally if you watch the video to the end.
Kudos on the proper disposal, too!! Where I live here some of the Fire Stations have HAZMAT (materials) drop-off, free, you can just bring oil or gas anything there and leave it. But, you gotta leave it, they don't dump it for you! Awesome bro!
I’m curious what truck you’re driving at the end of the video.
disneylandfreak98 1965 International Scout 80
I have and el camino with some old gas been sitting for about 6 years..I pumped most of it out just a bit left almost nothing...if I put new gas and mix it would that be a problem?
Should be good to go just swap the filter after you run the first tank.
@@BlakesGarage thanks imma do that
Cool knowing that something like that little pump exists if you need it. I personally just would've used the drain plug and made a mess, and then saved the old gas for my burn pit, but that's just me.
You can also create a syphon with just a hose. Put one end in the gas tank, and suck on the other end. Put the other end in a container before the gas hits your mouth. That'll create a syphon and as long as the gas level in the container is lower than the tank it'll keep going.
I never new where to take my fluids. I have buckets in my garage.
Thank you, great video. My 17 years old Tracker Chevy was sitting 9 months in the garage, started immediately, but after 15 min of run, didn’t restart again. Restarted after 20 min nicely. Could be related to old fuel in the tank? Do I need to drain fuel tank periodically? Thank you
Would be curious as to a follow up. Maybe coils shorting out when warm?
Update
how to you drain the lines in the front?
After a year sitting in your garage you might have water in the bottom of your tank? Did you find any? You can put HEET in there to bind the water to fuel and it should burn through the carburetor...
That’s a good idea
One year old gas is old? I was using 20+ year old gas I got from my neighbor after filtration and removing the dark stuff with a 1 gallon vinegar plastic jar in my Mazda without a problem.
Great video. Ummm wait. I don't have a place near me that takes that kind of stuff. Oh never mind. Sooo. Step one. Drain old gas. Step 2 get burn berral. Step 3 load with wood and trash. Step 4 Add tge old gas. Step 5 light it. Add fresh gas if needed to get it burning. Step 6 enjoy barrel fire.
Use a damn long stick with ignition source if you don't want to loose your eyebrows or worse.
Gasoline.... even old... ignites with a big fireball.
Are you thinking of diesel ?
Sounds like youd light yourself on fire from the trail of gas fimes; it happened to my husbands friend. He got burned really bad.
Daily driving a vehicle with a roll cage is a reckless and stupid decision to take upon yourself. You can seriously injure yourself in an event of an accident.
Aw man. You can use the old gas with your lawn mower. Just mix a bottle or two of fuel system cleaner in that old gas can. Much better than recycling. Wouldn’t be surprised if WM just dumped the old fuel back into the environment.
thanks Blake, I have a friend who needed to get rid of old gas from his boat
Trippy, I’ve been in that recycling center.
Thanks Blake, you just made my day, I'll be buying one of these tomorrow!
6 months and you think the gas is bad? With fuel stabilizer? Not buying it
It was like 3-4 years old
Well, for those of you who don't know, 6 month old fuel is not old and does not need to be replaced.
I have a 91 jawa 350. It had 13 year old gas
I get rid of old gas by pouring it on a pile of old tires I have and then burning.
Havin' that 37 PU in the background, is like having Pam Anderson in the background and expecting me to pay attention to anything you are saying.
Great Looking Truck. Just did this to my 57 Chevy last year after having trouble with the carb. Same thing . add fuel stabil and add gas to it. Had to get the carb rebuilt and drain the gas tank all the way. Now I will run it down then add new gas every year.
+Motorman 0057 Yeah that was my main problem. I just didn't drive it enough and when I did I always added gas instead of running it low and filling up with some fresh stuff.
My place in SoCal, you have to forfeit your containers! Looks like I'll be driving up to NorCal to get rid of my bad gas.
+Rj Albano AHHH F THAT! You may have to.
That’s not so bad. I’ve got to drive out from southern Georgia. If you mention recycle in these parts you get a blank look. Maybe a “huh”?
Fuck California
Cool Pickup. How many cars do you got?
+zoninable 4 cars, 2014 WRX, 65 International Scout, 37 Ford Pickup and 68 Mustang. Oh and a Vespa.
+Blake's Garage nice range
year old gas? I'll take it and put it in my 10 year old car. It never complains
Blake all you need is my 1963,65,or 70 vw bug's or convertible
NICE 37 !
I have that same exact siphon pump and it's a total piece of shit. There is a reason he had to edit the video through the pumping process.
Gas does not go bad in 6 months or a year . Truck would have ran just fine on it .
That ain't old gas run it I just drained my 68 landcruiser tank the gas was brown not from Rust 25 years it has sat it still ran just by adding more gas
Tevin Smith that's great but not the best idea. It will Gumm up the carburetor and fuel filter if you have one real quick.
Blake's Garage I know what it does I am a mechanic but what I am trying to day is year old gas ain't that big of a deal
Tevin Smith I get that it works and will run. I just feel like you're not draining it because your being lazy. You know it would be better to drain.
Blake's Garage the gas in my tank I did drain at first the hole tank was layered in varnish when it gets as bad as mine was it can do a lot more then just clog your motor it can stick your valves and blow your motor in a very extreme case but year old gas especially when you added more gas should be fine
Tevin Smith ok good that didn't come across in the first message sound like you just splashed gas on old varnished gas a called it good. The gas in this video when I looked at my gas fill up book was over 4 years old. Not the worst but definitely not something I want to run if I can prevent it fairly easily by draining the system and filling it with fresh gas ⛽️
You need to drain any gas out of carburetor float bowl and spray carb cleaner through jets. Nice truck though. If I were you I'd change out the plug in the gas tank to one that has female square instead of external male square. If something from road bounces up and hits that protuberance, it could cause damage allot harder to fix than just replacing the plug. And you know it will happen at worst possible time.
Wow Sacramento lol California I live in Roseville
I went to Roseville Highschool from 1976 to 1980
Beautiful classic truck!:)-John in Texas
Love your truck!
Beautiful truck! Just subscribed. Thanks for sharing.
-Ethan
+efitter7 Thanks Ethan!
Is that pump Swedish made?😂😂
Well my gas has been siting for 20 years so I have to do a lot more to my gas tank
When I need to get rid of the gas in my garage bum vehicles, I just drain it into my 5 gallon and transfer a gallon or two of it at a time to my 3/4 full tank Blazer. The old 350 doesnt even notice and I dont have to give my old stinky gas away.
Nice, driving the scout! Start fixing the mustang!!!!!!
+Cali_WRX I will eventually.
Oh damn you from south sac I’m from north sac
When I was a little kid, my dad told me to take a milk jug full of oil out in the woods and turn it upside down on the ground. Some other man got on to me for it. haha I just do what I'm told.
Jon Singleton Well, as long as you don’t take the cap off it it ought to be alright lol.
I just do what I'm told is the problem with way too many!
Классная тачка!
Just burn the old gas in a newer car add a gallon at a time to a nearly full tank will burn with no damage
Use it once the gas Eats the pump
Gas ain't bad at 6 months old
Wow you’re in sac didn’t even know crazy
He in Sacramento
I had to wear one for a month.
I wanted to see him do something useful with the fuel or possibly entertaining not just throw it away
Hmm the gas sat for 200 million years underground and it didn't go bad, but now a year above ground and it does? Ok, I know that isn't quite true the problem is the ethanol (which you shouldn't be running in that truck anyway) and the lighter compounds like the C5 evaporates so you end up with a gas mixture that is somewhat reduced in volume and resembles an old style gasoline prior to lead more closely. Shouldn't be a problem for a 1937.
I have the same question every year with my boat and my motorcycles which sit at least 6 months every winter. Never had a problem with just running the old tank out once the snow melts. I do add fuel stabilizer though before putting them away. The boat is a bigger problem than the bikes, it's a 1996, and like most older motors is not designed to run ethanol. It's the rubber components that are the problem, the ethanol can dissolve them. Thus I try and run mostly marine fuel which is not subject to road taxes or ethanol laws and doesn't seem to go bad. It's still expensive though because they have to put actual octane in it not C5 with ethanol or some other additive.
Diesel also doesn't go bad, very little light compounds it doesn't really evaporate very quickly.
I guess the logic on how to leave the tank has also changed with ethanol, the advice used to be park the tank full so not so much air could get in and bring condensed water, but they are saying now with the ethanol park the thing empty because the ethanol dissolves the water in the air.
0:39 while getting rid of the gas, get rid of those awful hubcaps too
I’ve seen u cause I was like that truck is familiar
Love the ford. Perfect color.
no need to drain it if its only been a year. i would just keep adding fuel stabilizer to it and or just keep the tank full so theres no oxygen available to it. unless you are storing a car for several years, i would just drive the gas out of it instead of draining it. im willing to bet you can keep gas up to 3 years with stabilizer added every 3 months.
Lawnmower gas
Dump and burn. Old school
god damn! that's a beautiful truck!
I just pour it down the toilet...
Hahahaha! I'M KIDDING! Don't do that.
+Primer2tone Garage i just pour a bottle a seafoam in the tank and call it a day.
Shop Squad no joke someone has ever done this where my friend lives and their neighbors thought there was a gas leak or something and the firefighters were so surprised when the found gasoline in the sewer…
could've ended more dramatically
So was the whole point of this video "What to do with old gas?" "Take it to a recycling center?" This whole video was a waste of my time.
Yea these are junk. Buy a better one.
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gas don't go bad
Bullshit
It most definitely does go bad. I had some gas that was so old that I couldn't get it to burn with a match.
redwhitentrue dame
jonathan thacker yes it does
watch videos on taking gasoline, dumping water into it, mixing it up, turning upside down, letting it sit overnight, water sinks down to the bottom absorbing the ethanol and other shit with it, then drain it out, leaving you with gas only