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ANY OPINONS ON WHAT IS BEST DU

ANY OPINONS ON WHAT IS BEST DURING WINTER STORAGE WITH ETHANOL GAS IN TANKS--FULL;EMPTY; OR PARTIAL??? THE TANKS ARE GALVANIZED ONES AND WOULD NOT WANT TO REPLACE THEM DUE TO RUST!! HEARD DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS.
 
"Frank I also have galvinized

"Frank I also have galvinized tanks in my boat. Last winter I filled up to 95% capacity and also added Star-tron (I think thats the brand, clear blue bottle) treatment. Did not have any problems with running at start of season."
 
"The only problems, if any, ar

"The only problems, if any, are with fiberglass laminent tanks. If you have metal tanks, do not give it a second thought. Dennis has the best answer to winter layup."
 
.."Dennis has the best ans

.."Dennis has the best answer to winter layup."

Agreed. That's how we went and the motors ran fine.

Jeff
 
Just finished installing a rem

Just finished installing a reman 440 RH. Replaced everything. I added electronic ignition and a edel carb. Problem is at 3500RPM it stumbles and pushes gas into the carb. I had a yard look at it and they said it was a weak valve spring. Other opinions include a leak in the intake manifold. Fuel pressure is ok. Compression test and leak-down are fine. Thoughts?
 
"First of all, start a new thr

"First of all, start a new thread.


On your problem, I'd look at fuel pressure first, then ignition wires cross firing. No way should it be a weak valve spring--that's a WAG (wild *ss guess).

Jeff"
 
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