Starting car sitting 3 years

Asked by dtb305 Aug 03, 2016 at 03:28 PM about the 1979 Chevrolet Impala

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Have a 79 Impala sitting about 3 years.  Sta-bil fuel stabilizer was added to the tank a year or so before that.   Would the car be ok to start or would the tank still need to be drained?

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G.I. answered 7 years ago

Just I would run the old gas with some seafoam in it. Don't drive anywhere just let it cycle through

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