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    9/03/2016 5:35 PM  #1

    Triton
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    Gas gelling in carb

    What do you guys do for your stangs that sit for a couple of months without driving them? I rebuilt my carb a few months ago because of the fuel turning to gel in the float bowl.Now I'm having the same problem again, I have not been able to drive the car because I have been so busy from the floods from the Brazos river. What additive could I use to help? I have tried Ethanol Shield but maybe I didn't put in enough, I was thinking maybe I could drill the float bowl to make a drain. Any help appreciated.
    Keith

    1965 Notchback, 8.8 rear end, T-5, Diy Front Struts, Shelby Drop, Bumpsteer Kit
     

    9/03/2016 5:47 PM  #2

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    Re: Gas gelling in carb

    You need to buy Sta-Bill fuel stabilizer....jj

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    9/03/2016 6:43 PM  #3

    terry
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    Re: Gas gelling in carb

    I use Sea-Foam

    https://seafoamsales.com/

     

    9/03/2016 7:44 PM  #4

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    Re: Gas gelling in carb

    Don't run corn gas. Just run non-ethanol.

    65 mustang coupe, 351W, C6-  2800 stall, B&M blower, 9inch- trac-loc 3.70 gears
     

    9/03/2016 10:30 PM  #5

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    Re: Gas gelling in carb

    Brents65 wrote:

    Don't run corn gas. Just run non-ethanol.

     
    Why don't you sent some of that non-ethanol gas to Texas, there isn't any within 100 miles of a city. I have a "Find Me Some Pure Gas" app on my phone and the closest station to me just South of Arlington is a two hour drive. I suspect Rosenberg gets similar search results.

     

    9/04/2016 7:15 PM  #6

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    Re: Gas gelling in carb

    You don't have access to non ethanol? It is almost everywhere around here mainly in the 91-93 octane rating fuel though.

    65 mustang coupe, 351W, C6-  2800 stall, B&M blower, 9inch- trac-loc 3.70 gears
     

    9/04/2016 9:33 PM  #7

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    Re: Gas gelling in carb

    The DFW, Houston, and to a lesser degree, San Antonio metroplexes are environmental "nonattainment zones", which means they have to implement the most strict environmental compliance methods, which means nothing but Gasohol for a very wide radius around those areas. There is always an out of state joker that says "fill the bed of your pickup with five gallon gas cans and make a road trip to wherever they sell real gasoline". Not only is that illegal, but then you have to plan 3-4 hour round trip gasoline buying trips, and then figure out how to store your illegal gasoline. Most of us Texas residents on this forum are too old to be interested in expending that kind of energy to be outlaws.

     

    9/04/2016 10:03 PM  #8

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    Re: Gas gelling in carb

    check out this location for non-ethanol gas in the Houston area.
    http://pure-gas.org/station?station_id=18530

    I run all my yard implenents, my boat and my Mustang on this gas.  They do not add the ethanol until the time of delivery to the local gas station.

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    9/05/2016 9:59 AM  #9

    Hornman
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    Re: Gas gelling in carb

    Like I said, an out of stater telling us Texans how to break the law. Race gas and marine gas is easy to find and both are illegal to run on the street, same fines as using agricultural gas on the street. If all your Mustang sees is a race track, by all means use race gas.

     

    9/05/2016 5:11 PM  #10

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    Yes because everyone knows Texans never break the law......

     

    9/05/2016 6:45 PM  #11

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    josh-kebob wrote:

    Yes because everyone knows Texans never break the law......

    Ask Gen. Santa Ana about that!   I don't know why all the piosity over choosing to use a fuel for your classic Mustang that doesn't get driven many miles; the alternative being a fuel that has an additive that that takes more energy to manufacture and creates more pollution in the creation of it, by volume, than it eliminates. 
    Give me a break!
     

     

    9/05/2016 8:23 PM  #12

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    josh-kebob wrote:

    Yes because everyone knows Texans never break the law......

     
    Does anyone remember why Oklahomans are called Sooners?

     

    9/06/2016 12:02 AM  #13

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    Yep, sure do

     

    9/06/2016 1:22 PM  #14

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    hmartin025 wrote:

    Yep, sure do

    But that didn't have anything to do with disregarding any rules or laws, did it?  Not too much....

    Hey Howard, how ya doing?   Are ya gonna do Reno this year?  Wish you could have made it to the Bash here last June.  It may not get that close to your neck of the woods again for a while.

    My best to ya,

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    9/06/2016 3:24 PM  #15

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    Re: Gas gelling in carb

    Hornman wrote:

    josh-kebob wrote:

    Yes because everyone knows Texans never break the law......

     
    Does anyone remember why Oklahomans are called Sooners?

     Even me being a Canadian knows what a sooner is!

    Good work ain't cheap, Cheap work ain't good!   Simple Man
     

    9/06/2016 6:54 PM  #16

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    Re: Gas gelling in carb

    Rudi wrote:

    Hornman wrote:

    josh-kebob wrote:

    Yes because everyone knows Texans never break the law......

     
    Does anyone remember why Oklahomans are called Sooners?

     Even me being a Canadian knows what a sooner is!

    What, praytell, does being a Sooner have to do with buying gasoline that will not play havoc with your classic Mustang?
     

     

    9/07/2016 8:30 AM  #17

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    Inspector Hornman..........was thinking of you yesterday as I legally refueled  with real gas........BTW: no corn plants were exploited, maimed, injured or killed in the processing of this petroleum product

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