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joecitizennn · Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 2096 Location: no mans land

This porsche was stored for a very long time. Can anyone guess how long by the gas breakdown?

JMALONE26 · Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Posts: 165 Location: Staten Island, NY

Years, that takes years. One of my cars sat for 7 years and it wasn't that bad. Mine just smelled like varnish. and was dark, but not thick.
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thirdgenbird · Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 367 Location: Pella, IA USA

i got a yamaha 250 running that had sat for 20+ years and it didnt look that bad.
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931Owner · Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Posts: 352 Location: Chicago NW Suburbs

I've never seen gas that gooey, must have been bad (note cheap) gas as well as sitting for a very long time.

Looks like you will want to replace all your fuel lines.
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stevekat · Joined: 19 Jan 2008 Posts: 719 Location: Los Angeles, CA

Forty years.
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uffie. · Joined: 01 May 2010 Posts: 39 Location: New Jersey

that gas has been in the gas tank longer than the gas tank has been in the Porsche.

daniel · Joined: 18 Jun 2009 Posts: 687 Location: Sydney, Australia

There must be something else at work there, recently drained a tank that was sitting for 18 yrs, looked nothing like that!!
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9XX Girl! · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 5:35 pm Post subject:

Why did the car stop? did someone add sugar?
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Scorpio · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:08 pm Post subject:

molases is not a good fuel alternative kids
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joejax · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:49 pm Post subject:

What does it taste like?

Could be the 'ol sugah in the tank trick. Some say it doesn't break down in gas, acts more like sand clogging filters and such.

I would think over time, once the gas breaks down and moisture gets in there, it would break down like that.
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Slam · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 1:12 am Post subject:

Didn't Thothmes III drive a 924? Maybe it was Plutarch. Hmm... You're probably only a catalyst away from Greek fire.
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9XX Girl! · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:21 am Post subject:

Imafordguy · Joined: 06 Dec 2009 Posts: 189 Location: Eugene Or.

I dealt with worse... Cleaning tar out of the fuel lines on a 41 ford jeep(wish i never sold her). It had been siting in the california sun for 14 years. I was 3 when the head cracked and 17 when I restored it. That was years ago so maybe older "regular" gas breaks down faster???
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Slam · Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:07 am Post subject:

Hey, Paula, according to Velikovsky, yes!

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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Where'd he go? What is the answer?
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