Merry Christmas ALL
Merry Christmas All...
Don't forget SAVE THE WAVE!
I was reading some online forums the past few months and we are planning on a possible major restore of the old 60 CGBBF car... hehe you figure it out..
Anyhow I came across adding about a once of Trans Fluid to the gas to keep the new Corn Syrup junk from decaying the tank, the lines and the plating on carbs... Good Idea? I usually store the car with a bit more GAS STABALIZER and also take 2 gallons to 5 mixed with synthic snowmobile oil and top the tank, this has worked over the last 25 years or so, NO rusted lines and tank is spotless on the 60, the 82's have the rubber bladders so tank rust is not usually a issue... Just wondering if anyone has used the trans way or not...
the only issue I ever had the way I have done it is fuel pump rebuild and hose lines dry out... I know spray them with WD40 and that seems to help. I am asking more since I really am starting to see the dang gas become more and more of a issue in my twin 82 Crossfires. The 82 are nice because they circulate the fuel via the electric fuel pump. About 2 months of sitting tho and I can look down the TBI's and see the green sticky crap on the intake manifolds... the car starts and all but I have noticed this more and more becoming a issue... I normally would use K1 to clean this out or SeaFoam. I think on the 82's its more of a issue with the intakes design and how cool they are compared to iron intakes. My kid started drag racing and all and I am thinking it may be worth the effort at the end of the year to get some good gas and run a gallon or so thru at the end of the season with gas store in it... just I always get tossed on the empty tank high fumes or full tank spring a leak. Yeah call me parnoid but 6 cars in the garage and after one leaked, well the 77 Shorty Van leaked via a top hose and scared the crap out of me... never seen it after I fired her up and exited the garage, hehe those side pipes sure to smoke smoke, since then I have never used the electric garage openers or enter the garage and flipped a light switch till I smell around and open one door manually. Yeah paranoid. Its just those cars sitting under car covers and all can sure trap allot of fumes... so what do most folks do? Run em dry? Run em low with gas store? Any new tips out there? Hmm being a elec tech and all I think its time to surf and see if they make a gas sensor for the old garage to go along with the CO and smoke detector...
I have asked before about running lead additives in the 283 FI motor and was told it is not neccesary, but the more I read the more I see (gas in lawnmowers, the intakes) I am really leaning towards getting race gas and adding the lead? Paranoid here also?
Also why I am at this long post, just what they heck are those shinney little flakes in the tank? Sure looks like gold?
again Merry Christmas and Save the Wave!
Don't forget SAVE THE WAVE!
I was reading some online forums the past few months and we are planning on a possible major restore of the old 60 CGBBF car... hehe you figure it out..
Anyhow I came across adding about a once of Trans Fluid to the gas to keep the new Corn Syrup junk from decaying the tank, the lines and the plating on carbs... Good Idea? I usually store the car with a bit more GAS STABALIZER and also take 2 gallons to 5 mixed with synthic snowmobile oil and top the tank, this has worked over the last 25 years or so, NO rusted lines and tank is spotless on the 60, the 82's have the rubber bladders so tank rust is not usually a issue... Just wondering if anyone has used the trans way or not...
the only issue I ever had the way I have done it is fuel pump rebuild and hose lines dry out... I know spray them with WD40 and that seems to help. I am asking more since I really am starting to see the dang gas become more and more of a issue in my twin 82 Crossfires. The 82 are nice because they circulate the fuel via the electric fuel pump. About 2 months of sitting tho and I can look down the TBI's and see the green sticky crap on the intake manifolds... the car starts and all but I have noticed this more and more becoming a issue... I normally would use K1 to clean this out or SeaFoam. I think on the 82's its more of a issue with the intakes design and how cool they are compared to iron intakes. My kid started drag racing and all and I am thinking it may be worth the effort at the end of the year to get some good gas and run a gallon or so thru at the end of the season with gas store in it... just I always get tossed on the empty tank high fumes or full tank spring a leak. Yeah call me parnoid but 6 cars in the garage and after one leaked, well the 77 Shorty Van leaked via a top hose and scared the crap out of me... never seen it after I fired her up and exited the garage, hehe those side pipes sure to smoke smoke, since then I have never used the electric garage openers or enter the garage and flipped a light switch till I smell around and open one door manually. Yeah paranoid. Its just those cars sitting under car covers and all can sure trap allot of fumes... so what do most folks do? Run em dry? Run em low with gas store? Any new tips out there? Hmm being a elec tech and all I think its time to surf and see if they make a gas sensor for the old garage to go along with the CO and smoke detector...
I have asked before about running lead additives in the 283 FI motor and was told it is not neccesary, but the more I read the more I see (gas in lawnmowers, the intakes) I am really leaning towards getting race gas and adding the lead? Paranoid here also?
Also why I am at this long post, just what they heck are those shinney little flakes in the tank? Sure looks like gold?
again Merry Christmas and Save the Wave!