From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Wed Oct 13 2004 - 20:00:58 PDT
That should be "buy"
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: Sonny Heath <sonny@defuniak.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Stagnant Gasoline
> About 15 years ago, 1989 I believe, I was talking to a man in Deland,
> Florida who owned a small engine business about this very subject. He
> collected antique farm engines as I did and do and he said that he had
just
> received a bulletin from Craftsman which said that gasoline can and will
go
> stale in as little as 30 days and could be varnish in as little as 60
days.
>
> Kenny, the key that I had cut worked like a charm. Thanks Buddy! The
Chebby
> is home and in the shop with dead dead batteries. I filled them with
water
> and put the charger on but I'm pretty sure they will be bad from either
> being low/dry on water and/or sitting too long. I shall see tomorrow
after
> they fry overnight. I'll probably put a coupla temporaries in it tomorrow
> to see if it comes to life. The only parts I see missing is three lifting
> shackles so I'm more than satisfied so far. The tires are about 90% and
the
> spare still has the paper on it. One of the alternators appears to have
> been replaced but nothing has been cobbled up so I think I may have a
> keeper.
>
> Thanks Kenny,
>
> Sonny
>
> P.S. Anybody within reach of the Florida panhandle know where I can but
blem
> or second batteries?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Recovry4x4@aol.com>
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 9:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Stagnant Gasoline
>
>
> > I've read that deterioration starts at 60 days. I've had stuff sit for a
> year
> > and still run on that swill. I've also had generators foul up after
> sitting
> > just 6 months. I don't know if it's the gas makeup, temperature,
specific
> types
> > of carbs ar what. I do know that I now use Stabil in all of my small gas
> > engines.
> > Kenny
> >
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