What would happen if......

NathanY

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I used the mixed fuel out of my boat ( I just drained the tank to switch to synthetic) and ran it in my 99 Jimmy? I dont mean just dumping 50:1 fuel in it, I mean if I had half a tank, and I put the 50:1 on top of that. I have 16 gallons in 5 seperate gas cans, and I dont want to waste it.<br /><br />I did not know that I had 16 gallons of fuel in my boat. The fuel guage sender was not working, and I had filled it up the last time I went out, but I ran alot, and I mean alot. I guess in 4 hours of running, my boat used 2 gallons of fuel??? Any whoo I really dont want to waste this fuel, had I known that there was that much in there, I would have left it in there and ran on it longer. But on the upside, I fixed my fuel gauge, and now it works...
 

dolluper

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Re: What would happen if......

The oxygen sensors would not like it they might cough and burb
 

dolluper

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Burrp valves would love it injectors could be like bad plugs
 

Mark42

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Re: What would happen if......

You can use it in your lawn mower. Mix it 50/50 with clean fuel and the motor won't even know.
 

ZmOz

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Re: What would happen if......

Even at 50:1 it will run fine in a lawnmower...I often run mine that way. If you want to run it in your car I wouldn't use more than 1 gallon of mix to a full tank of gas.
 

Terry H

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I do it a couple times a year Nate, I have a efi ford and I will put 5 gals of premix in with 15 gals of fresh gas, done good so far. Chief :) <br />That would be about 200:1 I think. Iam not recommending you do this, but if you do, thin it out as much as you can...
 

tfjrc2

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Re: What would happen if......

Nate:<br />Never had a problem with the 27 gallon tank I have in the GMC.<br />I keep 40:1 mixed for weedwackers, chainsaws etc, in a 5 gal plastic container. At the end of season, I run the truck real low add the 40:1 few gallons and fill the rest up with 20 gals of fresh pump stuff.<br />So far, so good.
 
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