Gas tank discussion/long term storage

["dave brown" <imperial1usa@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have been the proud owner of a 1966 LeBaron since 1991.  I acquired it 
from the 2nd owner and he had the pleasure of owning it till he passed away 
in 1990 I suppose.  I live here in northern New Jersey and have always 
garaged this car.  My own personal experience has always been to keep the 
tank Full when parked for long terms with no driving.  I don't drive this 
Imperial in the winter months and frequently park the car in long term 
storage over the winters and I remove the battery and take it home and put 
it on trickle charge once a month in the basement where it stays about 60-70 
degrees all winter long.  I always fill the tank till it pours out the neck 
after I add Stabil or any other brand of fuel stabilizer I can get at the 
time. Around april/may I go back with my battery and the car has always 
started up on the 3rd,4th, or 5th try and runs well after it warms up a bit 
and then I take her out for a drive after checking the brakes and other 
fluids.  Advice that I sought from many in the old car hobby was to keep as 
little air in the tank and as much gasoline in there as possible and make 
sure the cap doesn't leak.  This has worked well for me, haven't had any 
carb problems or rust in my tank as far as I can determine.

Dave Brown
64 Crown Coupe
(2)66 LeBarons


>From: "Dick Benjamin" <dickb@xxxxxxxxx>
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>To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: IML: Gas tank discussion/storage
>Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 09:44:12 -0700
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>
>More fuel means higher mass, thus less temperature swings due to ambient
>conditions outside the tank, thus less formation of condensation of 
>moisture
>from the humidity in the air.
>
>If the tank is full, there is less room for air, and since air is the 
>source
>of condensation on the bare metal inside the tank,  more fuel means less
>supply of moisture for condensation.
>
>If the tank is full, there is less metal exposed to air inside the tank, so
>more fuel means less rust and contamination of the gas during storage.
>
>More air means more oxygen touching the surface of the fuel, thus more
>oxidation, which means more deterioration of the fuel, ultimately meaning
>more vinegar and muck, and less gasoline.
>
>So, what's to argue about?
>
>Dick Benjamin
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rob P" <fristpenny@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 8:39 AM
>Subject: RE: IML: 1960 Gas Tank and Sending Unit
>
>
> > They always used to tell me to keep the tank full if you weren't going 
>to
> > drive it to keep condesation from collecting.  Of course the car needs a
>new
> > tank now, so that might have been wrong.  I remember people having long
> > arguments about this in my family. Just like the IML!!
> >
> >
> > >From: RandalPark@xxxxxxx
> > >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Subject: RE: IML: 1960 Gas Tank and Sending Unit
> > >Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 09:41:07 -0400
> > >
> > >I have two ways to verify my fuel level. One is the gas gauge and the
>other
> > >is my trip odometer, which I set to zero at each fill up. I try to run 
>my
> > >tank nearly dry if I am going to leave the car sit for a long period.
>
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