[TR] Waking a sleeping car

[wbeech at flash.net]

I had a similar problem when I took posession of a long-dormant TR3 last
year, BTW, new gas and it fired right up.  Didn't want to dump it and the
local recycle only take oil.

I mixed it some of the old fuel 50/50 in the lawnmower.  After determining
that would would work in a lawnmower, I poured the balance into a half-full
tank in the '68 Land Rover, low compression/low performance engine.  The LR
sure stunk for a couple of weeks and performance suffered about 15% but I
was able to use it up.

Bill

Bill Beecher
'58 TR3A TS/30766L "Tarbaby"
'62 TR3B TCF/2549L " Aunt B" (in rehab)
www.triumphowners.com/1566
'68 Land Rover Series IIa 88" "The Beast"
"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit
there"  Will Rodgers



-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Tim Gaines
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2013 9:01 AM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Waking a sleeping car

After finishing the HVDA tranny conversion on my TR6 (loving it so far!) I
now have to get back to the Spitfire differential rebuild I started 3 years
ago, before retirement.  I may not pull that off by myself, but at some
point I have to revive the poor engine that I have neglected most of that
time (the guilt is terrible).  My question is, what do I do with the 7 or 8
gallons of gas in the tank?

Tim Gaines
Clinton, SC
1974 TR6
1980 Spitfire  


----- Original Message -----
From: terryrs at comcast.net
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 6:18:56 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Waking a sleeping car

<snip>

One, of course, is never run the old gas.  Even if it starts, it will
varnish everything in sight to some degree.  While you're at it, stick a
magnet in the gas tank to see if it collects a pod of rust.

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