<VV> old gas ruins engines?

[Rt66Vairs at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/31/2006 11:34:57 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
corvairduval at cox.net writes:

Probably  by making the valve stem sticky. I ran old gas in my vehicles 
for years to  get rid of it. One day I put several gallons of old gas in 
my Corvair van.  The next day I drove it, but only on three cylinders! 
All three intake  rockers on one head were floping in mid air because the 
intake valves were  stuck open!!!! Applied something like WD-40 and kept 
tapping on the stem  ends with a hammer and they eventually closed. Must 
really dilute old gas  from now on.





I've done this several times but never more than a 10/1 ratio of new to old  
gas... Or even
more new to old.
 
Always worked out fine
 
Tim  Abney
Inland Empire Corvair Club