fuel evaporation

This may seem like a silly question but...will gas evaporate if I leave it in my fuel cell over the winter? If so how much? It's 22 gallon with a 1/2" vent line. Should I cap the vent line when the car is stored? I start in occasionally and will drive it on dry, sunny days if it's not too cold. Also, should I add anything to it (93 octane pump gas)?
Thanks.

Put some fuel stabilizer in it.

GT300TD wrote: This may seem like a silly question but...will gas evaporate if I leave it in my fuel cell over the winter? If so how much? It's 22 gallon with a 1/2" vent line. Should I cap the vent line when the car is stored? I start in occasionally and will drive it on dry, sunny days if it's not too cold. Also, should I add anything to it (93 octane pump gas)?
Thanks.

Getting the engine to start when cold in the winter may not be easy with summertime gasoline.

I was wondering the same thing but with 110 octane VP Racing gas in a 5 gal fuel cell ???????

dfree383 wrote:Put some fuel stabilizer in it.

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Randy,
I think I lucked out, I got it in the Fall and the guy at the Sunoco station said it was the first batch of the Winter Blend .

Edit,
I thought you were kidding until I went to the other forum and found out there is a difference. HMMMMM, maybe I had better rethink this

I run Q16 and I always empty the fuel cell back in to the Gas can after I have the Truck loaded up on the trailer. This stuff evaporates so fast and at the cost of 18.00 a gal. I'll try to keep it in a closed container as much as I can.

I made the mistake the first time I trailer'd to a pull with a full fuel cell and it was half gone when I got to the pull 45 buck worth of fuel gone.



Dan

TRUKPULR wrote:I run Q16 and I always empty the fuel cell back in to the Gas can after I have the Truck loaded up on the trailer. This stuff evaporates so fast and at the cost of 18.00 a gal. I'll try to keep it in a closed container as much as I can.

I made the mistake the first time I trailer'd to a pull with a full fuel cell and it was half gone when I got to the pull 45 buck worth of fuel gone.



Dan

I wonder if putting a cap on the vent would prevent this?

Yes you can cap the vent off but like was said put some gas stabilizer in it and run it for the stablizer will get in the carb so the gas in the carb want jell up and stop the carb up

GT300TD wrote:

TRUKPULR wrote:I run Q16 and I always empty the fuel cell back in to the Gas can after I have the Truck loaded up on the trailer. This stuff evaporates so fast and at the cost of 18.00 a gal. I'll try to keep it in a closed container as much as I can.

I made the mistake the first time I trailer'd to a pull with a full fuel cell and it was half gone when I got to the pull 45 buck worth of fuel gone.



Dan

I wonder if putting a cap on the vent would prevent this?

Yes this sounds like a very easy solution to the problem. But you all know how hectic it gets when you show up to a pull or Race Track. You get to visiting and before you know it's your turn to pull and half way down the track the Truck starts to cough sputter and it quits at the 200' line. You get out and there it is looking ya right in the face the Cap you put on the vent still there .....


Dan

TRUKPULR wrote:

GT300TD wrote:

TRUKPULR wrote:I run Q16 and I always empty the fuel cell back in to the Gas can after I have the Truck loaded up on the trailer. This stuff evaporates so fast and at the cost of 18.00 a gal. I'll try to keep it in a closed container as much as I can.

I made the mistake the first time I trailer'd to a pull with a full fuel cell and it was half gone when I got to the pull 45 buck worth of fuel gone.



Dan

I wonder if putting a cap on the vent would prevent this?

Yes this sounds like a very easy solution to the problem. But you all know how hectic it gets when you show up to a pull or Race Track. You get to visiting and before you know it's your turn to pull and half way down the track the Truck starts to cough sputter and it quits at the 200' line. You get out and there it is looking ya right in the face the Cap you put on the vent still there ....

Dan

YUP...sure sounds like something I would do !