I’ve seen fuel injected Jaguars that have been sitting for 10 years crank right up when supplied with fresh gasoline and a battery.
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Fresh gas is important? Gas loses potency over time or something?
Yup, it does. Left to its own devices without a fuel stabilizer mixed in, gasoline will degrade and eventually crystallize into a sticky substance that resembles brownish rock salt.
Even with stabilizer, eventually the stuff degrades to the point where you can’t run your car engine on it without greatly increased possibility of damage.