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Old 10-04-2008, 09:18 AM
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does sugar in the gas tank really hurt these new motors????
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my denali had sugar around the gas cap last nite...im worried its gonna f**k up and im trying to figure out how hard it will be to drop the tank..ne suggestions????
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my denali had sugar around the gas cap last nite...im worried its gonna f**k up and im trying to figure out how hard it will be to drop the tank..ne suggestions????
well that sucks...... im not sure how bad it will hurt it, but i know for a damn fact sugar does not supposed to go in there
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lol naw i thought sugar added 30 octane....race fuel!! lol its gonna suck its like 3/4 full too.
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what did you do to **** some one off?
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i didnt do nething..she just called me this morining ans said there was sugar on the ground and around the cap
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let it ferment and it turns it all to alcohol
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damn i gotta go try and drop it somehow...ill let yall know how it works out.
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before you go trying to drop a full tank... take the bed off. it is so much easier.
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I though Mythbusters shot down the whole sugar in the gas tank thing. I would think it would just dissolve and pass though.


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