Acceleration difficulty

Asked by Ellen Jul 30, 2016 at 08:25 AM about the 1992 GMC Sierra 1500

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Bad or old gas was put in my truck and now I'm
having problems accelerating have to turn it off at
each stop if I get to next stop

2 Answers
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DanielsCars answered 8 years ago

While it is annoying.. I'd probably siphon the old gas out of the tank. You can buy a siphon at wal mart for around $10-12. I'd also run a can of fuel injector cleaner through the car once you get fresh gas in the vehicle.

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