All you need is Fuel, Air, and Spark

Yes, that's all you need to get a car to go Vroom. The fuel in the tank has been in there for years, most likely decades.

Today, Day 2, I pulled the gas tank, filled it with denatured alcohol, and nuts to rattle around inside.

I let it set overnight, then took it the next day to the car wash and power-washed the heck out of it until the water was coming out clear.

Then it took a day to get it all dry. Bought some fuel filters and mixed up a fresh batch of 2-stroke fuel. 20:1 is the ratio the Kohler manual recommends.

The dirt on my finger is from the bottom of the gas tank. It took a couple of days but the inside of the tank came out surprisingly well.Read more