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Old 05-24-2003, 03:27 PM
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Default Why arn't you supposed to leave fuel in tanks?

I'm a begginer, and hear you arn't supposed to leave nitro fuel in your fuel tank on your car. Why is this, and will it hurt your car if you do it?
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Default Why arn't you supposed to leave fuel in tanks?

i dunno if it will hurt your car, but the fuel will evaporate leaving all the oil in the tank...
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How could it evaporate?
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Default Why arn't you supposed to leave fuel in tanks?

It absorbs water. It will go bad and gum up your engine.
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Default Why arn't you supposed to leave fuel in tanks?

How can you dispose of fuel?(made the mistake of leaving my Blue Thunder in the tank on my RC10GT)
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Default Why arn't you supposed to leave fuel in tanks?

I simply pull the fuel line from the carb and plug it after every use.
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Default Why arn't you supposed to leave fuel in tanks?

I run it till the tank is empty. Then I pull the glowplug, put
after run oil in the carb and put it on the starter box for a few
turns to get the oil to circulate.
It dosnt take that much time and it makes me feel like I
am taking care of my investment in fun!
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Default Why arn't you supposed to leave fuel in tanks?

how is it any different than leaving fuel in the bottle?It seems like it wouldn't make a difference but then again I'm new with nitro and I don't actually know.
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Default Why arn't you supposed to leave fuel in tanks?

I was thinking the same thing.
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Default Why arn't you supposed to leave fuel in tanks?

well hopefully your fuel bottle has a nice secure air tight seal. your fuel tank can get air in it many ways, like lines or top.

when i put my car away for a while i just take the lower hose off and let it run onto the ground.
if it broke with half a tank and im gonna drive in a few days i just leave it in there.
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Default Why arn't you supposed to leave fuel in tanks?

I don't think leaving fuel in the tank hurts anything, unless you leave it in there for long periods of time. When I get home from driving my vehicles, I clean them, then I fill the tanks so they're ready for the next time out. Of course, I rarely go more than a few days between driving sessions.

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