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Years stored, SC runs rough for first minute

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Old 07-12-18, 08:51 AM
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Default Years stored, SC runs rough for first minute

I recently took my 1995 SC400 out of storage. When I crank it in the morning, it barely will start and for a minute, it runs very rough. It then will smooth out and it starts normally during the day. However, the next day the same problem exists. Has anyone ever seen this problem? Thanks, Richard
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I picked one up that had sat for about 3 years. Same issue. Gas was bad. Drained the tank and put in a new filter, starts and runs great. That's where I would start
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Thank you for your response.......Richard
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Yeah I agree with xCWolf. Gas starts to loose octane after 1 month of sitting. After 3 years it starts to get soupy and eventually can gel.

Drain the gas, change the filter, add new fresh gas. And throw in a can of Seafoam into the tank as well. Do this for a couple tankfuls so you can dissolve some of the crud that made its way to the fuel injectors
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