# 88 camry with varnished gas

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/88-camry-with-varnished-gas/13061>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 19, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/88-camry-with-varnished-gas/13061 "2008-04-19T17:20:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![evilangel1976](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4bbf92/32.png) [@evilangel1976](https://community.cartalk.com/u/evilangel1976)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/88-camry-with-varnished-gas/13061/1 "2008-04-19T17:20:48Z")

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I recently bought a 88 toyota camery it had sat for 2 years with a full tank of gas and has varnished how do i clean the gas tank

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/88-camry-with-varnished-gas/13061/2 "2008-04-19T17:53:29Z")

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You remove it and drain out the bad gas. Then pour a solvent in the tank to desolve any remaining gum and varnish. Then hope that the fuel lines and injectors don’t need replacing.

Tester