My dart sat for 4 plus years in the garage in California. No special treatment was done. It started right up.
I added 3/4 tank of new gas, ran it till empty, another full tank, ran till empty.
That was in 2017
This was the inside of my tank in 2021
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(Yes that was a piece of duct tape I was retrieving)
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