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Old 11-08-2015 | 11:24 AM
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E85 questions

I bought an 05 E85 tuned SS and I'm looking to store it for winter now that I have my base to drive. I'm hearing you can't leave the E85 in the car over in winter it will gel up and cause issues can someone go about what I'm supposed to do it's gonna be in my garage if that makes any difference all help is appreciated thanks
Old 11-08-2015 | 01:01 PM
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Lots of fuel stabilizer and leave a minimal amount of fuel in the tank. If you have the option throw a gas tune in before winter and out premium in it.

If not put a fresh Gerry can of e85 in the spring on top of the fuel stabilizer. Make sure you drive the car to get the fuel stabilizer distributed before parking it.
Old 11-15-2015 | 04:28 PM
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Actually you want to leave the car sitting with a full tank not empty. Ethanol likes to absorb water. So leaving it with a full tank greatly reduces the exchange with air that will create condensation.

You can put fuel stabilizer in but there's really no fool proof additive that will keep the ethanol from absorbing water. The only practical solution is to keep water from accumulating in the tank in the first place. Keeping it in cold storage rather than warm is more benificial also.
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Old 12-24-2015 | 12:47 AM
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Hey Danny, is that the Cranberry Twp In Butler county you reside and not the Cranberry in Franklin/Oil City ways? I'm In Butler myself
Old 12-24-2015 | 12:48 AM
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Hey Danny, is that the Cranberry Twp In Butler county you reside and not the Cranberry in Franklin/Oil City ways? I'm In Butler myself
Yep it's cranberry twp
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