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#1
07-09-2003, 01:12 AM
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How can you tell if there was sugar in the gas tank?
Hello, Im a newbie to this forum, and I got a question
Im 17 years old and I just bought a 1980 Pontiac Trans-Am with a mystery engine (pretty sure its a 400 from 1973), anyways, there is a guy at this gas station that my friend works with, and he says the car that i bought has had sugar in the gas, and it was driven for a while that way. The car hasnt been started for years, and has been sitting forever. The guy that i bought it from said it needs a coil and a radiator and it will run. I checked the oil and it was a little dirty, but no metalic particals at all. I took the gas tank off to clean it because the gas was about 5 years old. It was rusty, but no particals. The engine turns over, but needs the carb worked on and new spark plugs ect... But my question is, how can i really tell if there was sugar in the gas tank?? and could the suger get through the filters? the one in the gas tank and the other one? -Thank you 
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#2
07-10-2003, 01:39 AM
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Uuuhhh.....I think your basically SOL for finding that out. I mean, sugar, in the gas??
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07-10-2003, 01:54 AM
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Yeah, I figure ill find out if there was any sugar when i try to get it runnin. If it runs like crap, and doesnt get any better by tunin it, i guess out that engine goes, and time for a rebuild.
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#4
07-11-2003, 03:10 AM
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eh, check the filler & neck for sugar stuck to it but if its been sitting for a while then who knows. If you really want to know, siphon some gas out and have it chemically tested. There are independant labs that'll test your oil for wear & so on, i'm sure they'll do it for gas.
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#5
07-12-2003, 04:48 PM
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Well, check your fuel filter for sugar. The kind of sugar we use (and probably all other kinds) doesn't dissolve in gasoline.
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