Old Gasoline
We are about to buy a class c that has a Ford V-10. this unit is a 2008 with only 8000 miles on it, but has been setting in a building for 3 years with a full tank of gasoline. The engine starts and r...
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Scottiemom wrote:
We purchased our B+ in 2012 to take to Alaska the next year. It was a 2004 model with 7900 miles and had sat for 2 years. We had our mechanic go through it and replaced all fluids, filters, belts and hoses. When he gave it back to us he said the only thing he didn't change was the fuel filter because it was in the gas tank and would require dropping the driveshaft.
We went on two trips with it that summer to test it out. The first was to a rally in Vermont from Indiana. Smooth sailing. The second trip, towing a trailer was to Virginia. Fuel pump failed. Fortunately we were close to a repair facility who ordered the part and put it in. Had to drop that driveshaft, but we had them remove all the rest of the fuel in the tank and clean it and then replace that pump and filter. She's ran like a charm since then.
The consensus was that no fuel stabilizer of any kind had been put in it and the fuel broke down causing the failure. So now she gets Seafoam every year when storing for the next season.
Dale
There were a couple of years where the Fords had a problem when they were a few years old the in tank fuel pump would die.
But if I remember right that tank was behind the rear axel.
Dusty
