What to do with old gas?
 

Hi All,

I'm just anticipating a problem that I'll have sometime soon: I started a project that should have been completed in two months or so, but was dragged for almost a year (I guess some of you can relate... :) ). Because I wasn't planning to have the car sit for such a long time, I only remembered to add fuel stabilizer to the tank when it was perhaps too late---after 6 months. So now I have an almost full tank of old gas... What to do with it?

I found a website that suggests that one should filter the gas, and add it a little (1 gallon?) at a time to the tank, mixing it with a larger quantity of new good gas. Is that safe?

Thanks in advance.

:cheers:
-Pedro

Re: What to do with old gas? (Pedro'74)
 

When I have old gas I either mix it a little at a time with good gas in my truck or just run it in the lawn mower.

Re: What to do with old gas? (Pedro'74)
 

Sniff it :crazy:

Re: What to do with old gas? (Pedro'74)
 

I pump it out and put it into my Chevy truck.

Re: What to do with old gas? (BSeery)
 

Thanks for the responses, guys! So I guess it won't be a problem burning a little at a time in my daily driver...

As for sniffing, I've tried... It made me a bit :lolg:, then :sad:, and then :sleep:, but it's really not the same thing as sniffing good new gas, which always makes me :crazy:.

:cheers:
-Pedro


[Modified by Pedro'74, 1:29 PM 11/12/2003]

Re: What to do with old gas? (Pedro'74)
 

I would just try it. I have heard of vehicles sitting for years and fire right up with the old gas. Infact I bought a car stored for years and it fired and ran fine on the old gas.
If that bothers you it certainly won't hurt your daily driver.

Re: What to do with old gas? (Pedro'74)
 

Like some of the others have said, siphon it into a can and then use it in the lawn mower or weed whacker and add a gallon or two to each tank of "new" gas you put in the Daily Driver.


[Modified by The Dude, 10:22 AM 11/12/2003]

Re: What to do with old gas? (The Dude)
 

Thanks, guys! Since it doesn't seem that I'll be using the lawn mower anytime soon, I'll start mixing a little at a time of this old gas with fresh gas in my daily driver.

-Pedro

Re: What to do with old gas? (Pedro'74)
 

:iagree:


[Modified by AGVI, 2:01 PM 11/12/2003]

Re: What to do with old gas? (norvalwilhelm)
 

:iagree:

I left my vette sit for 2 years with 1/2 tank and put some of the storage additive in after a year then a bottle of octane boost in just before running it after the 2 years. You could siphone out 1/2 tank then drive to the gas station first thing and fill up.

Re: What to do with old gas? (Fevre)
 

use it to strip your paint for that new maaco job

Re: What to do with old gas? (Pedro'74)
 

I took mine to our local city hazardous waste facility.

Re: What to do with old gas? (Pedro'74)
 

Mix it with old crankcase drippings, and put it around the foundation of your house to kill termites....

GENE

Re: What to do with old gas? (Pedro'74)
 

I called my local EPA guy the other day and asked about dumping this sort of stuff ya know what he told me , I still can't believe he said it ! He said to dump cat litter into it until it was soaked up then throw in the garbage ! this was from the local EPA too !!!!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: