Added a little too much old gas (5 gal) on top of good gas (~7 gal) in my '03 and it cut off in short order. Apparently that old gas was worse than I thought, probably a good bit of water in there.
Anyway, I put 5 more gallons of premium and a bottle of "mechanic in a bottle" treatment in there and tried to get it cranked. It protested mightily but after 10 minutes or so I got it running and ran up and down my dirt road at about 40 mph and it seemed fine.
Planning on going to fill it up with more premium but before I do that, should I cut my losses and have the system drained and cleaned? This has been a flawless engine and yes I know I am stupid for doing it but I have put 5 gallons of older gas in trucks before with no issues. But I think I mixed it more like 25 bad to 75% good whereas this time is was more like 50-50. I of course know the reputation of this engine being bulletproof and also how bad gas can be in the third world regions where there are plenty of 100s, I just don't want to do any self inflicted permanent damage.
Am I gonna be OK as long as it's back up and running or am I currently causing major damage?
Anyway, I put 5 more gallons of premium and a bottle of "mechanic in a bottle" treatment in there and tried to get it cranked. It protested mightily but after 10 minutes or so I got it running and ran up and down my dirt road at about 40 mph and it seemed fine.
Planning on going to fill it up with more premium but before I do that, should I cut my losses and have the system drained and cleaned? This has been a flawless engine and yes I know I am stupid for doing it but I have put 5 gallons of older gas in trucks before with no issues. But I think I mixed it more like 25 bad to 75% good whereas this time is was more like 50-50. I of course know the reputation of this engine being bulletproof and also how bad gas can be in the third world regions where there are plenty of 100s, I just don't want to do any self inflicted permanent damage.
Am I gonna be OK as long as it's back up and running or am I currently causing major damage?