Re: [gremlintime] how to drain / burn off a Gremlin GT gastank... ideas?

[James Johnson <rooster1@xxxx>]

jerry ..
i kinda of had that problem i drained it into fuel cans..and had to remove my tank
and have it boiled out {at a radiator shop}..put new fuel lines on the tank
when i installed in back her {my gremlin}..never had a bit of problems since..
you can contact a oil changin place {jiffy lube..quick oil change etc} or the city
corps.yard they'll tell you where you can discard ur old fuels & oils toxic waste
james-in
oregon

Henry Hultquist wrote:

> on 7/14/02 8:45 PM, Gremlingts@xxxx at Gremlingts@xxxx wrote:
>
> > I have a sneaky suspicion that with the bad gas in the tank, it probably
> > won't pass the State emissions test in Virginia. I need some ideas/options on
> > the easiest way to deal with this. I DON'T have 20 gallons worth of gas can
> > storage, either. I've been thinking of letting the car run til it runs out of
> > gas....just let it idle all evening while i"m home. That way, no gas in the
> > mouth, no problem getting rid of the leftover putrid gas, etc. It runs ok,
> > won't idle yet ( just fixed a rotted gas line, and replaced the carb that was
> > Foxworthyied from an Eagle and Concord Frankenstein marriage ), but needs the
> > idle adjustment done. The gas gauge is reading VERY full, I"m hoping it's
> > stuck some, or I'll to wait a long time for it to run out. But I don't want
> > to have the old gas sitting around in containers, there's no way to legally
> > get rid of it in Virginia anymore. Oh well. Anyone know how long a car takes
> > to idle away a full tank of gas? Never done it before. Thanks for any input,
> >
> > Jerry in Virgina
> > Gremlin GT countdown 'til Kenosha repairs...
> >
>
> I had the same problem once. The gas was probably about five years old. I
> just drained it and put about five gallons into each of my other 3 cars. It
> didn't cause any problems at all. Just a thought.
>
> Onree
> (now with '81 Eagle SX4 which is SPIRITually a Gremlin)
>
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