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Old May 3, 2015 | 08:32 PM
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Hi, just got the car out of storage and drove it a bit. Tank was filled last fall and of course Sta-bil-ized. I was wondering if you recommend burning almost all the old gas and then refilling, or refilling say every quarter tank so new stuff mixes with old? Thanks, Larry
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I run 93 in mine. Put it away full (no Stabil) in NY, take it out in the spring. Dun deal - no problems. I DO use a Battery Tender Plus on it though anytime it's not going to be run for a week or more.

I used to use Stabil but stopped some years ago.
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Just drive it and above all have fun
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Originally Posted by corgasm
Hi, just got the car out of storage and drove it a bit. Tank was filled last fall and of course Sta-bil-ized. I was wondering if you recommend burning almost all the old gas and then refilling, or refilling say every quarter tank so new stuff mixes with old? Thanks, Larry
Just fill it as you normally would . . . . no reason to do anything special.

Enjoy !
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If it runs fine, no need to do anything special.
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Originally Posted by CQRT
Just fill it as you normally would . . . . no reason to do anything special.

Enjoy !
The car will be fine filling it up as you normally do.
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