[Healeys] Fuel tank -- winterizing

[Alan Seigrist]

I've had pretty good luck with STABIL over the years, in one case having my
BN1 sit 18 months.  Started on first try, mixed in some fresh gas and then
drove for a good 300 miles before parking it again for another 12 months...
repeat.



On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Greg Mandas <gmandas at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I've been four places lately each of which were pushing Startron as their
> fuel stabilizer of choice. Anyone with any experience with this stuff?
>
> Greg
> 65BJ8
>
> Sent from my iPhone so please excuse typos and brevity.
>
>
> On Nov 29, 2010, at 3:49 PM, S and T Miller <stmiller96 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> With all the talk about non-ethanol fuel, I decided to drain my fuel tank
> in
> the 1957 today.  I don't drive the 1957 over the winter very much so the
> fuel
> will remain unused for a few months.  I connected a 3 foot rubber fuel line
> to
> the output on the front float bowl and and let the fuel pump, pump it into
> a
> fuel can.  Once the pump started sucking air I gave the car a few shakes to
> get the last bits of fuel.  Thinking there would be some fuel left in the
> bottom of the tank, I removed the drain bolt with a drain pan handy.  To my
> surprise I only got maybe a "baby food jar" sized amount of fuel.  I even
> stuck a screw driver through the drain hole to make sure it wasn't just
> clogged.
> I was very surprised that the fuel tank/ pump actually sucks almost all the
> fuel out of the tank when it runs dry.  Now I am going to put some
> non-ethanol
> fuel in for the winter.
>
> The Millers
> "British Car Nuts"
>
> 1957 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 35299
>
> 1959 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 77219
>
> 1964 MGB 40841
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite AN5 34351
>
> "Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a test
> drive."
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