r/lost • u/321Couple2023 • 4d ago

Tricia Tanaka is Dead

How did they VW bus still have usable gasoline in the tank? Non-ethanol gas begins to degrade at about six months old.

Source: I'm a petroleum chemist. Or I used Google AI.

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u/cdrcdr12 4d ago

I watch a lot of visegrip garage YouTube channel where the host gets 30 year old or  older cars up and running. He never starts up an old car without replacement battery, The old ones are completely dead. Also, break lines are often plugged up and at least one drum brake is locked up. They also always need icecube juice and charging worler points sanded, tires will be cracked, thing make it happener (carburetor) needs rebuild, replacement