Nice video, I am with you keep your old cars running I have my 69 mustang and 2000 sc frontier for years ...they know the fun times and hard work done in the past...cheers!!
If the tank is properly sealed gas doesn’t break down as fast as they say especially with modern cars the issue is with older pre 1990 cars with older non evaporate systems they can build condensation and the fuel degrades very very fast within a year it’s varnish but newer vehicles can have fuel in the tank for up to five years just add a little fresh gas shake the car and add a couple bottles of fuel stabilizer and some octane booster it should be fine if the fuel level is super low just fill up with fresh gas and drive the tank out and no damage should be done
NOT true, my truck parked 2.5 years due to Covid . Replaced battery, fired it. It worked. However, smoke filled the street. *BAD GAS* , smoke , not vapor , I know, and it smelled like unburned gasoline. After I emptied the tank and refilled, 10 minutes later , smoke no more.
Ha! That's great! Can't wait to see the resurrection. I've got a 2003 Sonata daily driver, with 308k miles. Have replaced the belt, & 1 headlight. Both passenger side wheel bearings getting changed next week. Still runs great. Her name is Methuselah.
haha, Methuselah, neat name. Still waiting on dash parts to arrive but will be changing out the thermostat, and seeing if the inspection place will inspect it with the dash falling apart or if I need to get that fixed first, if they inspect it, then I can get new plates for it and get her back on the road and put some mileage on her again, then do the dash, clean out the interior, get new tires and probably shocks, then in the spring start on the paint.
Sounds like you had really good luck with that Dodge ! I’m really surprised it still has so many original parts for 200,000 plus miles. Better keep ole Betsy around for awhile 👍
I worked with a professor when doing my chemical engineering degree, she used to work at a fuel refinery and told me normal non ethanol gas if sealed in a metal container could last for a very long time
oldest gas I have run is 10 years old. kept it in a metal gas can and ran my tiller for the garden every year till I ran out 10 years later when I put the rest in my truck to get it started. and it started and ran...
haha, funny you say that about the starters on them, yup all have that whine. The 318 is a good motor as long as the oil is changed and its not over revved, it will run forever. I'm going to see if I can break 300k miles on it :)
Thanks, the Cobra was a fun car but a major money pit by the time I got it reliable and not breaking transmissions/rear ends/motors lol. From what I saw online the gasoline should have been junk, but I got LUCKY ! Dashboard removal and replacement will be next, then inspection/registration and then paint in the Spring. Glad to get old Betsy running again.
From 94-2002, all Dodge dashes fell apart! I replaced my 2001 last year, about a 16 hour job, pain in the butt! It’s better to buy after market than junkyard, because the junkyard one will do the same. They didn’t put the right kind of additives in the plastics when manufacturing them. The aftermarket ones are better material. Replace the heater core while you’re at it, even if not leaking, you don’t want to have to take the dash out again, trust me!😢
I looked around, but could only find aftermarket dash tops, not the entire dash unfortunately. I decided to donate it to Junk for Joy to benefit the kids. They sold it at Auction for $1,200 and every penny went to Junk for Joy and I got a tax write off so it was a win/win in the long run.
You can start it , but old gasoline ruins your fuel injection, spark-plugs, and causes misfire , as well as major smoke . It can also catalyst converters and o2 sensors. Empty it and refill with high octane ASAP.
*BAD IDEA*** , my 2014 GMC truck parked 2.5 years due to Covid . Replaced battery, fired it. It worked. However, smoke filled the street. *BAD GAS* , smoke , not vapor , I know, and it smelled like unburned gasoline. After I emptied the tank and refilled, 10 minutes later , smoke no more.
I might try and salvage my 3 year old fuel in my tank but im not fussed i will only use it for lawn mower as im taking the tank out and putting in a fuel cell anyway
Good idea, I was stuck in a situation of trying to salvage the gas just to move the truck and to my surprise it's been fine for almost a year now still running great.
That's what my wife has been saying for 5 years now, I guess I should have back then when the dash was not a fragile mess. Oh well, I've had it since new and will give me something to tinker with.
Can't go wrong with those Dodge trucks
Nice video, I am with you keep your old cars running I have my 69 mustang and 2000 sc frontier for years ...they know the fun times and hard work done in the past...cheers!!
If the tank is properly sealed gas doesn’t break down as fast as they say especially with modern cars the issue is with older pre 1990 cars with older non evaporate systems they can build condensation and the fuel degrades very very fast within a year it’s varnish but newer vehicles can have fuel in the tank for up to five years just add a little fresh gas shake the car and add a couple bottles of fuel stabilizer and some octane booster it should be fine if the fuel level is super low just fill up with fresh gas and drive the tank out and no damage should be done
a couple of bottles??
NOT true, my truck parked 2.5 years due to Covid . Replaced battery, fired it. It worked. However, smoke filled the street. *BAD GAS* , smoke , not vapor , I know, and it smelled like unburned gasoline. After I emptied the tank and refilled, 10 minutes later , smoke no more.
Ha! That's great! Can't wait to see the resurrection. I've got a 2003 Sonata daily driver, with 308k miles. Have replaced the belt, & 1 headlight. Both passenger side wheel bearings getting changed next week. Still runs great. Her name is Methuselah.
haha, Methuselah, neat name. Still waiting on dash parts to arrive but will be changing out the thermostat, and seeing if the inspection place will inspect it with the dash falling apart or if I need to get that fixed first, if they inspect it, then I can get new plates for it and get her back on the road and put some mileage on her again, then do the dash, clean out the interior, get new tires and probably shocks, then in the spring start on the paint.
thats a good truck
Sounds like you had really good luck with that Dodge ! I’m really surprised it still has so many original parts for 200,000 plus miles. Better keep ole Betsy around for awhile 👍
She's been a good ole gal for sure. I don't care what the wife says, Betsy stays ! :)
I worked with a professor when doing my chemical engineering degree, she used to work at a fuel refinery and told me normal non ethanol gas if sealed in a metal container could last for a very long time
oldest gas I have run is 10 years old. kept it in a metal gas can and ran my tiller for the garden every year till I ran out 10 years later when I put the rest in my truck to get it started. and it started and ran...
Dodge starters have that whine as they kick in. The 318 engine is bulletproof, my dad only drove Dodge trucks. He would run them forever.
haha, funny you say that about the starters on them, yup all have that whine. The 318 is a good motor as long as the oil is changed and its not over revved, it will run forever. I'm going to see if I can break 300k miles on it :)
Lmao, same exact thing I did. Word for word. With why it sat.
Badass Cobra you had. That gasoline should have been sludge by now. Your lucky and looking forward to how this progresses.
Thanks, the Cobra was a fun car but a major money pit by the time I got it reliable and not breaking transmissions/rear ends/motors lol. From what I saw online the gasoline should have been junk, but I got LUCKY ! Dashboard removal and replacement will be next, then inspection/registration and then paint in the Spring. Glad to get old Betsy running again.
6:27 finally starts it
From 94-2002, all Dodge dashes fell apart! I replaced my 2001 last year, about a 16 hour job, pain in the butt! It’s better to buy after market than junkyard, because the junkyard one will do the same. They didn’t put the right kind of additives in the plastics when manufacturing them. The aftermarket ones are better material. Replace the heater core while you’re at it, even if not leaking, you don’t want to have to take the dash out again, trust me!😢
I looked around, but could only find aftermarket dash tops, not the entire dash unfortunately. I decided to donate it to Junk for Joy to benefit the kids. They sold it at Auction for $1,200 and every penny went to Junk for Joy and I got a tax write off so it was a win/win in the long run.
Sounds like me with my car.. now it’s been sitting for years and I forgot to put it in non op so the tags are almost a grand.. and now I’m sad lol
Damn dude, 5000 action cameras and now 4 vehicles, I think your the hoarder lol
Okay okay :) I "might" be a little bit of a hoarder too.
You can start it , but old gasoline ruins your fuel injection, spark-plugs, and causes misfire , as well as major smoke . It can also catalyst converters and o2 sensors. Empty it and refill with high octane ASAP.
3 years later and not 1 issue at all.
New sub. Thank you.
I was only listening to this video and I thought it was Mike Rowe at first😂
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Replace all the dash with stainless steel corrugated laminate
*BAD IDEA*** , my 2014 GMC truck parked 2.5 years due to Covid . Replaced battery, fired it. It worked. However, smoke filled the street. *BAD GAS* , smoke , not vapor , I know, and it smelled like unburned gasoline. After I emptied the tank and refilled, 10 minutes later , smoke no more.
Mine was running fine with zero issues, no misfire, no smoke, just ran as normal and this is after MANY tanks of gas afterwards. Guess I got lucky
I'd contact a body shop about parts availibilty.
I might try and salvage my 3 year old fuel in my tank but im not fussed i will only use it for lawn mower as im taking the tank out and putting in a fuel cell anyway
Good idea, I was stuck in a situation of trying to salvage the gas just to move the truck and to my surprise it's been fine for almost a year now still running great.
friend's don't threaten friends with a punishment and was the truck on the showroom floor when you bought it?
Here goes nothing.
Good luck. Mines still running strong
@@WORTHITORNOTBackStage It worked 105 octane boost, Seafoam, Heet water remover, 5 gal 93 octane.
Sounds like my truck lol
That cop ain’t your friend
Yeah he was cool. Could have given me a ticket very easily but he even offered to help push it up the driveway.
Or ...... I'd sell it "as is".... and move on.
That's what my wife has been saying for 5 years now, I guess I should have back then when the dash was not a fragile mess. Oh well, I've had it since new and will give me something to tinker with.