Disposing of old gas

[Pete30]

Anyone know where to dispose of old gas? I know you can take oil to the auto parts store, but they don't take gasoline. Thanks!

 

[1976_SkiTique]

Re: Disposing of old gas

If you have an automobile with a V8 you can just burn it up in there. That's what I do with all the gas I siphon out of any 2 stroke motors, except I have an inline 6 in my truck.

 

[Pete30]

Re: Disposing of old gas

Seriously, 1976? Don't tease me! If the boat won't run on it, I don't think I would want to put it in the truck, then I might have two engines that I could use as paperweights!

 

[1976_SkiTique]

Re: Disposing of old gas

I'll be the first to admit I do some ridiculous things, but I've used gas that's almost 2 years old. Just this week actually.<br /><br />You could always burn it, as in a big fire. Or let it evaporate over time...<br /><br />I don't know of anyone who would take old gas.

 

[Pete30]

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Maybe I'll fill up the boss's tank for him. Haha.

 

[ajp]

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I use mine in my 53 Ford tractor. Smokes alittle, but runs good. The gas is probably still good, just might have lost some octane.

 

[ndemge]

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Check with your local City...<br />My brother had 30 gallons of old gas to get rid of in Chicago, and they have a recyceling center for hazerdous materials, INCLUDING GAS.<br /><br />....Also... Check your yellow pages.<br />Just this afternoon, I needed to get rid of 600 Gallongs of Diesel fuell out of a generater at work that we need to ship. Called a company that recycles fuels and they are coming out to pump it out for FREE, cause they will make money off the fuel.<br /><br />Now... what I did at home...<br /><br />Another brother local to me had 10 gallons of 2cyl to get rid of... and I had my burn pile that needed to be lit..<br /><br />I'm a pyrotechnician,... Dumped the gas on the pile, ran out 30 foot of sticky wick (black powder inside of tape for quick fireworks fusing)<br />lit the end and took a liesurely walk back to the house, grabbed the camera and watched the mushroom cloud go up about a minute later.<br /><br />Now... note:.. If you don't have a way of REMOTE lighting a lot of gas.. you are going to get severly burned. As I watched that fuse get to the fuel, anyone within 20 feet away would have been seriously hurt.

 

[Pete30]

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I think I'll try the yellow pages, you are a braver man than I am. Thanks alot!

 

[e7medic]

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Check with your local landfill. I know mine accepts 10 gallons of fuel at a time. I just put it in 2 5 gallon buckets.

 

[SlowlySinking]

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Pete30, I had the same problem, add a gallon or two to each tank of gas, your engine will never know the difference. I did this with a 50:1 gas/oil mix in a 135,000 mile Ford Tuurus and it still passed the tough New York State emissions test.

 

[Dunaruna]

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2 stroke fuel may run o/k in a fuel injected vehicle but eventually residue from the oil will cause problems. Dilute it down with fresh fuel and run it in a carburetted engine (4 stroke car or boat)

 

[lenny2113]

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I used 1 year old gas from the baot in my 2002 Maxima. <br />Have another 5 years of warrantee on Maxima. Just didn't feel like screwing up the carb on the boat. The gas had "Sta-Bil" in it, so the car ran just fine. <br /><br />Just my story

 

[JB]

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Lots of people dilute old 50:1 fuel to about 150-200:1 and run it in their carbed 4 stroke engines. . . lawnmowers, sno-blowers, tractors, older cars, etc. I know of no engine damage caused by this practice.<br /><br />I wouldn't put it in a car just before emissions inspection, though.

 

[Pete30]

Re: Disposing of old gas

Thanks everyone, the lawnmower is a great idea, weedwacker, edger. Turns out I only have about 5 gallons sitting in the tank. I think I'll pump out some of it and refill the tank with fresh gas.