| A couple/three questions. How old in the engine? Do you know if it was winterized? Are you sure
it's a 14 gallon tank? Seems a little small for a 175. In any case, two year old untreated gas/oil mix isn't going to be
terribly good and no amount of new gas is going to help. Drain the
tank using gravity or an electric fuel pump which you can pick up at
NAPA or West Marine - they are cheap enough. You might need a few 5
gallon jugs to store the gas for disposal, or you can use it in your
two cycle lawn equipment by adding a little old gas a little at a time
to some new gas/oil mix for your two cycle lawn and garden equipment -
like string trimmers/leaf blowers/chain saws - etc. If that's not an
option, then you can add it to your car - just don't dump a lot of it
into the gas tank at a time and always blend it with new gas - say a
couple of gallons for every fifteen or so - your car won't mind it
all. The only other option is disposal and that can be problematic
depending on where you live. If the engine wasn't winterized, then probably the best thing to do is
to remove the plugs, spray the cylinders down with a light machine oil
and hand rotate the pistons through a couple of cycles first. After
than, I'd replace the old plugs and try to start it - priming the
carbs first with a spray of fresh gas/oil mix - you don't need a lot,
but any will help. Probably wouldn't hurt to spray the carbs down
with some good carb cleaner too. Once it's running evenly, advance
the throttle and spray the carb cleaner into the carbs while it's
running - again, don't over do it, just until it starts to choke down. If the engine hasn't been run in a couple of years and depending on
it's age, then changing the impeller in the water pump would be a good
idea too. Do you now what kind of material the tank it made of? Metal,
fiberglass or poly? How old is the boat - that will be a concern with
E-10. If the tank is metal, it would be a good idea to flush the tank out
and make sure it's dry before you put any new gas/oil mix into it. If
it's glass and pre-1990 or thereabouts, then I'd have the tank
inspected to make sure the glass and resins haven't deteriorated
significantly. If the glass is soft or porous, then you might have a
problem and have to replace the tank. If the tank it poly, then I
wouldn't worry about it other than draining the tank. Once all that is done, new gas/oil and a product called E-Zorb and you
should be in good shape. There are a lot of unknowns in your question - like age of the boat,
engine, hours, normally aspirated - things like that. However, if
it's carbed, the tank isn't fiberglass, etc., these things should put
things to right. |
