What To Do About Old Gas In Car

[Ducked]

Originally Posted By: Papa Bear
Originally Posted By: focused
A 2000 Ford Escort has been parked for 3 1/2 years. Car has low miles - about 55K - so would like to get it on the road again. Tires almost no wear but two are flat. Main concern is jellied gas in fuel system. Any suggestions would be appreciated.


Why has the car sat? Is it your car? Is it the one in your sig line ??


None of this is really any of our business.

 

[eljefino]

Originally Posted By: southernjeeper
If it sat up for several months to a year or more with today's ethanol gas. DRAIN or SIPHON out fuel.


It's not today's ethanol, it's from 2013.

If OP doesn't have a drain in his tank (most cars) he'd have to remove the fuel pump/ sender or use the pump to push it through the line. By that point he's already most of the way to fixing what would happen if he had a problem with gelled old gas anyway. Good work, OP.