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  • Old Cars Weekly

    Q&A

    Jan 15, 2020 3 minutes
    WITH WITH KIT KIT FOSTER FOSTER

    I just read Victor Berman’s question about old fuel in the Nov. 7, 2019, . Gasoline in storage loses its naphtha over time, leaving a stale gasoline odor. The naphtha is part of the fuel’s volatility. This is according to Exxon technicians that I had in some of my night classes at the college where I taught automotive technology. Our government has mandated the use of ethanol in fuel, which oxidizes the fuel better when it burns in the combustion chamber.

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