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<DIV><FONT size=2>A lot depends on whether the car was running normally when it
started its long down time in which case it should be pretty easy to get going
again, or had some problem that made it a non-runner and was then
left. In that case it could be anything, and if someone has been
trying to fix it and failed then there could now be any number of things wrong
with it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Cranking for a while with the choke out should result in a
strong fuel smell if fuel is getting through, and the plugs should be
soaked. If they are dry there is no fuel getting through. Float
valves could be gummed up. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Year? Carbs? If HSs give the top of the float
chamber a sharp rap with the plastic or wood handle of a large screwdriver, or
similar. But if HSs then it's easy enough to remove the lids and look
inside. HIFs are a real pain as the 'lid' is on the bottom so it's a real
fiddle to get them off unless you remove the carbs, and you should replace the
O-ring seal. The Zenith looks much the same, so try rapping the lower body
in those cases. </FONT><FONT size=2>In either case the symptom
of stuck float valves would be little or no chattering of the
fuel pump when you first turned on the ignition, with empty twin carbs this
would normally go on for a few seconds.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>HSs could have the float bowls full, but the jet pipes blocked
with muck, or the seal where the pipe screws in to the float bowl
decomposed. With the air cleaners off check you can lift the carb pistons,
and that the needles come out of the jets.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>As for old fuel it depends where you live. If you have
land burn it, if you live in a neighbourhood with a waste oil disposal facility
nearby then they may take it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>PaulH.</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Two things in question:<o:p></o:p></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN><![endif]>How do you dispose of drained gas from the
tank?<o:p></o:p></P>
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restarting my A after draining and refilling tank and a long down
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