I started a 1933 Plymouth which had been in storage less than 2 years
after an engine rebuild. It started and ran fine. Then the next time I
went to start it it was only running on 4 cylinders... Ultimately I
discovered that the old gasoline had formed varnish which collected on
the valve stems, and after the engine was shut off, the varnish hardened
and stuck a couple of valves open. DEFINITELY try to get rid of/dilute
any remaining old gas if you can.
Dave Cole wrote:
>
> I'd think about getting as much gas out of the tank as possible before
> trying to start it and filling the tank with fresh gas. After 3 years a
> bunch of varnish will form and the gas will loose a lot of the lighter
> hydrocarbons that make an engine easy to start.
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