Hey guys,
I was fairly active on this site about 7 years ago... the last time I had my 86 GN on the road. Well it failed inspection in 2003 so I just parked it in the garage hoping to get around to working on it. Well, now is the time. It's either get it going or sell it time, so I decided to get it going again. I have lots of questions and would appreciate all the help you can muster!
The first question I have is about the 7 year old gas in the tank. I only have one trip permit (to the inspection station) that's only good from Wednesday-Friday of this week. Is there a chance it can pass emissions with old gas? I was thinking of draining the tank and replacing with 5 gal of fresh gas. What is the best method to remove the old gas? Siphon? drop the tank?
I also have never swapped out a chip. I purchased an "emissions chip" from someone here way back, but have not installed it. Is there a simple "how to" on chip installation?
I also need to swap out the gutted cat. I also purchased a used stock cat from someone here. Hopefully I'll be able to free the bolts. Other than that I fixed the cosmetic things that the old inspection guy didn't like... swapped the valve cover breather for stock oil filler tube, installed the turbo-valve cover pipe.
Are there any other things I should look out for in a car that's been sitting for 7 years? I appreciate it!
I only have a couple days to get it done. Thanks!
-Paul
I was fairly active on this site about 7 years ago... the last time I had my 86 GN on the road. Well it failed inspection in 2003 so I just parked it in the garage hoping to get around to working on it. Well, now is the time. It's either get it going or sell it time, so I decided to get it going again. I have lots of questions and would appreciate all the help you can muster!
The first question I have is about the 7 year old gas in the tank. I only have one trip permit (to the inspection station) that's only good from Wednesday-Friday of this week. Is there a chance it can pass emissions with old gas? I was thinking of draining the tank and replacing with 5 gal of fresh gas. What is the best method to remove the old gas? Siphon? drop the tank?
I also have never swapped out a chip. I purchased an "emissions chip" from someone here way back, but have not installed it. Is there a simple "how to" on chip installation?
I also need to swap out the gutted cat. I also purchased a used stock cat from someone here. Hopefully I'll be able to free the bolts. Other than that I fixed the cosmetic things that the old inspection guy didn't like... swapped the valve cover breather for stock oil filler tube, installed the turbo-valve cover pipe.
Are there any other things I should look out for in a car that's been sitting for 7 years? I appreciate it!
I only have a couple days to get it done. Thanks!
-Paul