Recently put my car for storage, needing advice on keeping the tank full

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Old 07-23-2017, 03:13 AM
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Default Recently put my car for storage, needing advice on keeping the tank full

So I have recently within 2 months ago, put my car in storage with a
full tank of Premium fuel and some fuel stabilizer.

I am going to go check on the car in roughly 3 weeks,

Should I add more stabilizer to the gas tank?

I will not be able to drive the vehicle, because no registration or insurance,

Would adding another bottle of fuel stabilizer help extend the life of the gas??

Im only going to be able to see the car for two days before i head back on the road.
 
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Old 07-23-2017, 08:45 AM
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IMO, adding stabilizer in the recommended ratio once is enough. If that's what you did before storing the car, you should be good.
 
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Old 07-23-2017, 11:45 AM
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2 month should be fine without stabil i store mine every winter with as little amount of gas as. needed with berryman or seafoam an never a problem ,another thing you should do if it stored is unhook the positive cable to you battery .,.you could just run it once a week for 15 minutes too,never needed a full tank of fuel an was told its better have as little as possible in case of fire but treat it over 2 months,most 93 should stay for 6 months ,its like the old saying oil needs changed every 90 days or 3k miles ,they just want to sell us more oil? is if you can afford to store it why are you not affording insurance an gas ???,60 a month 20.00 a week for gas ,i guess your lucky if you dont live in snow country this would be bad time to store my car for that reason ,you must still be in school my guess
 

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Old 07-23-2017, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPepper1010
IMO, adding stabilizer in the recommended ratio once is enough. If that's what you did before storing the car, you should be good.
Alright, sounds good. Then I wont add more, The car is stored in
Arizona.

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2 month should be fine without stabil i store mine every winter with as little amount of gas as. needed with berryman or seafoam an never a problem ,another thing you should do if it stored is unhook the positive cable to you battery .,.you could just run it once a week for 15 minutes too,never needed a full tank of fuel an was told its better have as little as possible in case of fire but treat it over 2 months,most 93 should stay for 6 months ,its like the old saying oil needs changed every 90 days or 3k miles ,they just want to sell us more oil? is if you can afford to store it why are you not affording insurance an gas ???,60 a month 20.00 a week for gas ,i guess your lucky if you dont live in snow country this would be bad time to store my car for that reason ,you must still be in school my guess
i dont have insurance or registration, because the car is past registration and I left my home state to take a business opportunity that i am states away, so im trying to figure things out as i go.

i already disconnected the battery long ago, but if ur saying the gas will last a while, thats great news.

When i get back to the car, its a good idea to fire her up and see how it's running right??
 
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Old 07-24-2017, 12:19 PM
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yes i would start it an run for 15 20 minutes then unhook if you cant take it with you, then but hey good luck with your business oportunity ,hope thing work out for you .its not easy to make moves in life ,but prosper gods speed
 
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Old 08-01-2017, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 95 camaro 406
yes i would start it an run for 15 20 minutes then unhook if you cant take it with you, then but hey good luck with your business oportunity ,hope thing work out for you .its not easy to make moves in life ,but prosper gods speed
Thank you sir!
 
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Old 08-01-2017, 02:55 PM
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let us know how it goes too
 
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