Finally got a nice weather forecast last week and decided to go for a ride. Car started normally, pulled out of the garage, shut it down, made ready to leave, restarted normally and got about a block from the house and it started to cough and sputter and died. Tried restarting and it tries to run for 10 seconds or so and dies. Luckily a neighbor with a tow strap pulled us back home. Living in the Midwest, I pretty much put the car away in the winter and this year we went straight from winter to the lower 90 degrees in May. I try to run the car around the block once a month or so but it hasn't had a several hour long trip in a while. Given that recent history I shouldn't have been shocked when I discovered I had last bought gas in September of last year (complete with a treatment of Sta Bil). Given the age of the gas I wonder if first I should drain the tank and refill with fresh. I was telling this yesterday to a friend who owns a couple of Corvettes and he suggested I try pouring in a treatment of Sea Foam before I to drain it all out. Has anyone have knowledge of Sea Foam (I have never heard of it), and an opinion on whether that is a good idea or bad idea or do you think the bad gas idea is completely off the mark.
Thanks,
dj
Thanks,
dj