First start of the season

[JoeCB]

I finally got around to rolling the 31 Coupe out of the garage... filled the radiator, pulled the choke and hit the starter. Started right up, ran for a minute and stopped. OOPS, forgot to open the fuel valve. I guess that that testifies to how well the carb float valve sealed for the last seven months.

Joe B

[marty in Ohio]

Joe, So you do that too? I thought it was just me.
Marty

[Dean Lemoine]

I’ve been driving my ‘29 for almost 4 years, I still forget to turn the fuel on sometimes

[Keith True]

I parked my coupe in the shed early last October,planning to use a couple of more times before winter.I never did,and got in it last Sunday and tried it.The car started,so we drove it 12 miles to meet some people at a sub shop.That was my spring prep.I must be doing something wrong,I never have the fuel gum up after a month like I hear so much about.My 30 open pickup was parked in the shed 7 years ago,then got put on the back burner.I put a battery in it,cleaned the carb,replaced the points,(they were green)and started it up.That one smelled really bad until I burned off most of the couple gallons that were in it.I poured a couple of fresh gallons in after,it doesn't smell as bad now.

[WerbyFord]

I've started to wonder about additives to protect the gas tank while sitting, given all the ethanol aka water in our gas these days.

Anybody have a favorite?

[1928Mik]

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Werby I use either MMO or Seafoam depending on what's on sale and what I have on the shelf. Both equally work during the winter storage.
My car sat for 30 years in my Dad's heated garage and he left all the fluids in it. I went thru and cleaned everything out, used some Non Ethanol with a bit of MMO, tried to start it but no fire, went thru everything and yep, forgot to turn on the fuel valve. Started right up after that!