11-26-2024, 02:30 AM
Sometimes I think too much thought goes into this petrol and storage debate and people get overly conservative.
The RAC (Royal Automobile Club), akin to AAA states the following:
Generally speaking, petrol has a shelf-life of six months if stored in a sealed container at 20 degrees Centigrade – or just three months if kept at 30 degrees Centigrade. The more it's exposed to heat, the more quickly it will go off.
So we are probably in good order storing fuel in our tanks at any level in that cold garage. I have never bothered to fill or empty a tank during the winter on any of my bikes or two classic cars. If there is a sunny but cold day I would try to take a run to get some fuel through the whole system and give the gearbox, bearings, brakes and oil seals a little workout too but I never worried about the fuel.
My MG TD would often sit for 4 months without running, it has never let me down on start-up. The storage location is unheated so the fuel is sitting at a very cold ambient.
Luckily I am in a temperate climate, we don't suffer long months of snow
The RAC (Royal Automobile Club), akin to AAA states the following:
Generally speaking, petrol has a shelf-life of six months if stored in a sealed container at 20 degrees Centigrade – or just three months if kept at 30 degrees Centigrade. The more it's exposed to heat, the more quickly it will go off.
So we are probably in good order storing fuel in our tanks at any level in that cold garage. I have never bothered to fill or empty a tank during the winter on any of my bikes or two classic cars. If there is a sunny but cold day I would try to take a run to get some fuel through the whole system and give the gearbox, bearings, brakes and oil seals a little workout too but I never worried about the fuel.
My MG TD would often sit for 4 months without running, it has never let me down on start-up. The storage location is unheated so the fuel is sitting at a very cold ambient.
Luckily I am in a temperate climate, we don't suffer long months of snow