# bad gas (antacid won't help)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-gas-antacid-wont-help/370309>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [August 26, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-gas-antacid-wont-help/370309 "2006-08-26T11:23:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![jimbeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jimbeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbeam)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-gas-antacid-wont-help/370309/1 "2006-08-26T11:23:13Z")

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In addition to what Unca Cece said, always let the gas in your small engines (ie: lawn mowers, tillers, chainsaws, outboard motors etc.) let the gas run completely out until the motor dies before storing these items for the winter. The fuel can go bad during storage (in the carb and tank) and in the spring when you crank up the gum gets sucked into the jets and then you’ve got a problem.

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-gas-antacid-wont-help/370309/2 "2006-08-26T11:27:47Z")

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[QUOTE=jimbeam]  
antacid won’t help.  
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Perhaps not, but a link to the column might 😉

[Why does gasoline go stale so quickly?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060825.html)

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**Author:** ![jimbeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jimbeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbeam)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2006, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-gas-antacid-wont-help/370309/3 "2006-08-26T11:32:31Z")

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Thanks, I knew I forgot something. 🙂