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"01 Mustang has been sitting for 2 mos, turns over, won't start?

It sits in a garage year round, and has almost full tank of gas. I tried to start a month ago. It normally starts right up without tapping gas or anything else. It would turn over, but would not start. I tried a little gas, nothing. I have since tried 4 more times. Battery was getting weak, so I tried with jumper cables. It will not start. What now?

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Gasoline will go bad! if you plan to store your vehicle use something like "STA-BIL" to prevent this. you may need to remove the gas that is in it and replace it with some that is fresher.

info on sta-bil:
http://www.goldeagle.com/brands/stabil/default.aspx

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