Hmmm, my thinking was that carburetors, particularly the spectacularly
simple SUs, would be far less likely to have problems with sludge, water, or
jellied gasoline than fuel injectors. After all, all we hear on gasoline
commercials is how their "special ingredients" clean injectors and valves,
leading one to believe that these engines are susceptible to these problems.
I mean, oil companies wouldn't lie to us, would they?
I might also point out that disassembly and cleaning of the MG's fuel system
is probably a lot simpler and less expensive than the same process on a
minivan or a Lexus. For just one example, many Hondas have a
"semi-permanent" fuel filter mounted in an inaccessible location beneath the
rear seat. Engine access on minivans is notoriously constricted. And the
fuel pumps in many modern vehicles are actually submerged in the fuel tank,
making replacement or service inconvenient.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 11/13/07 9:08 AM, WSpohn4@aol.com at WSpohn4@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/13/2007 9:03:27 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> bmcspares@aol.com writes:
>
> I would remove the old gas from the car, put in fresh fuel and start off
> with best for your overhaul.? If you have a "newer" car with fuel injection I
> would run that old gas through that vehicle.? We discovered that the new
> fuels
> we have here?in Arizona and California is oxygenated and only has a shelf
> life of 45 days before it starts to break down.? The "newer" car with its
> fuel
> injection seems to have less effect on running old fuel vs cars with carbs on
> them.?
> ____________________________________
>
> I was going through just that dilemma in regard to my old Italian car, which
> has seen less than 1 tank of activity this year. I pondered putting
> stabiliser in, but I think that simply draining the tank and putting the
> almost year
> old gas into one of my vehicles with injection (the wife's minivan comes to
> mind) should do the trick. I can live with the fact that the old car's tank
> will be empty and subject to condensation more easily than I can countenance
> the thought of rebuilding a flotilla of Webers.
>
> And as for MGs, why the heck are some of the new gas tanks made for them
> without drain plugs???
>
> Bill
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