I started a barn tractor that had sat for eight years,we checked the oil level,put a new battery in it and rolled it over,gave it a whiff of ether and it fired up,drove it out and loaded it. When I got it home I drained some of the fuel and put in fresh.I pulled the pan and cleaned it up with a new gasket, filled with fresh oil and filter. There isn't much to hurt if it was driven to the spot you found it in and it had dry storage. Old fuel won't hurt anything other than making a hard start.There is no contamination by water or dirt if it was dry storage. The tractor was treated with a fuel treatment that was an injector cleaner/pump lube/water remover.After some usage the tractor started easier and easier as the injectors became clean. I wouldn't hesitate to fire it up, let it warm up, then change the oil and use it a bit,then pull the pan and clean everthing up. I wouldn't worry about fuel other than adding some fresh.
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