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I know your suppose to take the unused gas out of the tank prior to calling it a day. But is that gas still usable????
 
i still use gas that has been left over night, or even sometimes two nights. but if any longer than that. it is just best to dump it.
 
Leave it in the car. Don't put it back in the jug. When you do that, you run the risk of getting contaminants in the fresh fuel, as well as exposing it to more evaporation.
 
Leave it in the car? I thought we werent suppose to leave it in the car? Well I never put it back in the jug. I usually just leave it in the fuel bottle. But before I take out the fuel from the tank, I make sure the fuel bottle is empty.
 
You don't leave it in the car for extended periods of no use, but it's never a problem if you plan to use it again in a day or two. If you're putting it away longer than a couple of days, dump it.
 
How soon would I need to spray my carb with ARO/WD-40 when I'm done for the day? If I ran my t-maxx sunday but planned on running it again later on in the week or perhaps the very next weekend, would I need to put ARO or WD40 that sunday after running?
 
It takes about two minutes to do after-run maintenance. So why would you not do it everytime you put it up for the day?


I know this didn't answer your question, but then again, why not do it everytime?


Mr T
 
Mr T-Maxx said:
It takes about two minutes to do after-run maintenance. So why would you not do it everytime you put it up for the day?


I know this didn't answer your question, but then again, why not do it everytime?


Mr T
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Yeah you make a point. What about if gas is still in the tank? Rolex said that its okay to leave gas in the tank if you plan to run it in a day or two. Because when you do put ARO/WD40, you gotta crank up the engine to cycle it a few times. Also do I need to lubricate anything else besides the engine during after-run-maintenance?
 
If you want to be 100% safe, you can empty the tank and then fire it up and wait for it to idle out of gas. If you get in the habit of doing this everytime, you won't have a week or two go by where you didn't do it.
 
Rolex said:
Leave it in the car. Don't put it back in the jug. When you do that, you run the risk of getting contaminants in the fresh fuel, as well as exposing it to more evaporation.
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what is you have a gas pump ant a fuel filter on it?
 

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