4 Month Old Gas ... Should I Worry?
04-25-2010, 10:25 PM
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I would take it easy for your first tank of gas, or 300 miles whichever comes first. Let everything get settled back in and properly lubed up. Also, do a few leaps up to around 5k rpm's in third and let her use the engine as a brake to put the inside of the case under a bit of negative pressure stress, if you had piston rings replaced this is a must to make sure that they set in both ways (positive and negative pressure)
Like I said, I would take it a little easy at first, but I am already putting the car through her paces and working her hard. Have my first DE in June, can't wait.
Good luck!
Ian
Like I said, I would take it a little easy at first, but I am already putting the car through her paces and working her hard. Have my first DE in June, can't wait.
Good luck!
Ian
!!!As far as "break in" goes ... the guy putting my engine together (at a very reputable Bay Area shop) is telling me that you can go "***** to the wall" from the get go ... supposedly, the way you "break in" the motor, is the way it will perform. One thing I was told to stay away from, is constant RPMs. He said use the entire range as much as possible while things are breaking in ...
Either way, I'm going to take it easy at first.
05-06-2010, 02:50 PM
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05-07-2010, 01:30 AM
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Agree with most of the above. However........
Had to pull my car from storage to DEQ and re-license. After four attempts and failures to pass DEQ the tech asked me how old the gas was. I told him 5-6 months. He told me go fill it with fresh premium. That simple.
Had to pull my car from storage to DEQ and re-license. After four attempts and failures to pass DEQ the tech asked me how old the gas was. I told him 5-6 months. He told me go fill it with fresh premium. That simple.
