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Nov 10, 2013 | 09:08 PM

Vettelvr50

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From: Fort Mohave AZ

Bad Gas!!!

Used bad gas in '12....what kind of additive would you recommend to clean out the bad gas???

Nov 10, 2013 | 09:44 PM

RicK T

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Most of us use Chevron Techron, 1 large bottle (or close to it) per full tank, probably at least once a year just to try to keep the fuel level sending units clean.

Some also recommend Sea Foam gas treatment. I haven't used it.

Here are a couple discussions to look at:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...-2006-z51.html

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...-cleaners.html

Nov 10, 2013 | 09:49 PM

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Nov 10, 2013 | 09:50 PM

Gearhead Jim

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St. Jude Donor '13

What do you mean by "bad"- knocking, water, mud?

Do you still have it in the tank, or has it all been burned?

Nov 10, 2013 | 11:00 PM

Vettelvr50

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its all burned out,,,,but want to put something in the tank before i fill it back up

Nov 10, 2013 | 11:42 PM

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This is the process I have used with success.

Add one bottle of water remover and drive it till its on fumes! (You may even want to fill a 5Gal jug and literally drive it till it dies.)

Then fill it up with good gas, +1 bottle of water remover & a good fuel injection cleaner then do the same; drive it to as empty as your brave enough to go.

Then top it off with good gas and you should be good to go.

This process will help you burn all the bad gas from the tank.

Performance will not be great for the two tanks with water remover so I would avoid HOT RODDING or many WOT runs during this process... but performance should return after the third tank is burned up.

Stay away from cheap gas!

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