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ANYTHING LEFT IN THE TANK?

When vehicles are left in storage for long periods, their owners may wonder if the gas tank should be left filled. In newer cars with plastic fuel tanks, it is possible to leave the gas tank partially filled as long as an appropriate amount of fuel stabilizer is added. Automobiles with steel gas tanks should be fully filled with fuel (and fuel stabilizer). The reason behind the full-tank approach is that leaving steel gas tanks anything less than full exposes their inside walls to possible condensation. This raises the possibility that the inside walls of the tank might corrode, particularly in light of the fact that today's fuel contains ethanol, which attracts and bonds with water.

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