The Mach 1 Is Dead From Old Gas 

Can’t wait for next week’s video! Keep em coming brother!

It's not dead, it's Lazarus, it will come back to life

I guess that I'm lucky. Where I live we have 87 and 89 that are 10% ethanol. Our Non- Ethanol is 91. We don't have anything higher than 91. Back in the mid-80's I worked in the gray market making euro. spec. cars legal to drive on the US highways. We did everything testing wise on them. Even a tailpipe sniff test. And the gas that we used was 130 octane. It was called Endaline and it cost $3.00 a gal. But man when I put some in my 1985 Ford Mustang GT. It ran awesome and the gas smelled like it did back in the 1960's.

Yes please discuss types of gasoline. Here in Illinois, southeastern Illinois, we can go to FS, which stands for farm service and get gasoline without alcohol in it. A lot of farmers use it in their trucks made before alcohol was added to gasoline. It cost a heck of a lot more; I actually use it in my boat. Two cycle engines just do not like that alcohol gasoline.

My old riding lawn mower eats old gas for lunch! Briggs and scrap-em for the win!!!

You can easily separate alcohol from fuel. I store all my cars with alcohol free fuel. No exceptions. Ever.

How about installing a drain plug in the tank as part of the restoration.

We are very fortunate up here that we are getting more and more non-ethanol pumps available in out area. Many of ours are 92 octane, but 87 is also available at some locations. Back in the day when i worked at a small engine repair shop in high school, our fuel extraction setup was exactly the same! What a trip! That 10% Ethanol wreaks havoc on older fuel systems for sure. I've seen it badly corrode fuel bowls to almost a destroyed state.

Ya can't drink all day, unless you start first thing in the morning.😊

Making that connection to the battery so close to that open container and tank of gas may not be that wise...

Love you guys. Always good to see another good video from you Jeff. 👍🏻

Thank you for the closed caption option. I will watch more regularly.

Engine sounds good. Wont be long and you will be crusing down the road.

It's called a liquid lunch or 7 and 7 as my grandpa would say!

How can anyone not love the big Mustangs?

One step closer!! Keep it up!

Thanks for the video

Yes. Please do a video specifically on feul. I've heard so many different stories on which gas to use. Or additives to use. What should the average Joe use when going to the corner gas station down the road?

Flat band hose clamp pliers work much easier than vice grips on those 5/16 clamps on that hard as a rock rubber fuel line. Thanks for a great video! I love seeing people reviving old cars as a labor of love.

just had a similar issue, thought i was using non ethanol but not the case. I have purchased true fuel for my lawn equiptment and it works but $$$ for the car. thank you for the video.

I had two motorcycles come in the shop with in a couple of days of one another to get back going after sitting.. one sitting for only a year , one sitting for 18 years .. both smelled horrible, and needed extensive tank cleanings..(vinigar baths 3-4days) two things, I save all fuel and run it in my old forklift or mowers.. the 1 year fuel would not run.. the 18yr old fuel ran them fine minus the exhaust smell.. and as far as the tanks.. the amount of rust in the 1 yr old sitting tank was 3 times as bad as the 18yr sitting tank.. both were not good, but big diff in modern fuel pulling moisture into your system.. i should have done a video on that..

🔔😎 I pull the tank, pressure wash inside, get er clean. Its pretty easy to add a drain, but I dont let mine sit very long. BTW mine have drains. We do have 55 barrel and a big 12 volt fuel pump to suck em out in a few minutes. Old fuel, we might mix 2-3 gallons in the shop truck just to get rid of the old gas.

Quick question (I hope). Are modern engines built to manage the odd fuel we are forced to use these days? Is there something special done to them to accept it? I have not worked on anything newer than like 2010 so I am not aware of any special sensors or valves etc that make the engine impervious to the methenol/ethenol mix fuels.

Is that an Autolite 4300-D? For sure throw a kit into that, for starters... Almost for sure will be the fuel pump, too.We'd blow all that sludge out of the lines, and run some cleaner through them, front to back. We'd have the tank flushed, and pack in a new sending unit while your at it.

11:50 - I haven't made it to the end of the video yet. But I'm stopping to comment here. My guess is that there is some junk on the fuel line pickup screen.

Here's something else you don't want to borrow from the aviation world...motor oil. The requirements are far different due to big differences in stresses between the road car v aviation environment. I had a buddy who once worked for an aviation supply company and "borrowed" oil from them. It turned two cars into oil burners.

I used to use the Aviation gas mixed with oil for all of my 2 stroke engines, Massachusetts banned the sale of that gas into containers other then an airplane gas tank. California probably started this ban as MA seems to follow CA in stupid regulations!

For the love of God, DISCONNECT that STUPID buzzer.

🔔😎 I run 91 non eth in the old cars. Its only $1.04 gallon MORE than 87e10 but so what? No 93 here.

Most airports will not sell you AV Gas (LL100) without a tail number

Quick trip gas stations in Ohio sell non ethanol 92 octane,4.75 a gallon.

I have had good luck with startron to counter act the ethanol

In my area we have ethanol free on premium only on one large fuel company only.

It would start, first time, every time if you put your seatbelt on 🤣

We get 91 ethanol free here in Elkland MO and that's what I run in all 3 vehicles.

Can you do an episode on fuel ⛽️ for higher altitudes? A fun run from El Paso, TX (3,740 ft), Las Cruces, New Mexico (3,907 ft), Albuquerque, New Mexico (4,900 ft), Santa Fe, New Mexico (7,120 ft), to Colorado Springs, Colorado (6,035 ft), to Denver, Colorado (5270 ft). As you can guess that is Interstate 25. I run 91 octane and some of our friends run 89 octane. I know you are close to sea level. Your input would be appreciated.

theres a station here that says its 100% gas but its only 87 octane

Fortunately there is a gas station nearby my house that sells non ethanol gas. My car does sit up more than it should, but I really didn't buy it to be a daily driver, so I buy non ethanol to help protect the fuel system. One good thing about having a low compression engine is I can run 87 octane in my 2V engine. I do have a Motorcraft 4300 and a 4300D spread bore carb I have thought about putting on it with a Edelbrock intake, but not sure how much performance it will add. And my 2V is completely stock. Seems I remember having to take loose the lower ac compressor bracket to get to the top bolt in the fuel pump when I replaced it. Lot's of fun lol.

That's the 72 modle Sakata buzzing lol

I still have the lock out on too. A pia

Hey Jeff, are you planning to an ac post?

She's a nice looking car...

There is plenty of gas station selling non enthol gas. I add lead to the gas.

😳 One spark, ur a crispy critter. YIKES

68’ thunderbirds do not have a drain bung

the cleveland fuel pump are hard to come by now

I have a 73, have yet to attempt to start it.

So jealous of your fuel prices in your part of the country... WA state is as bad as CA when it comes to fuel prices.. Your 93 is .20 less than our 87...

Eleanor