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What to do with old gas?

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tony barnhill said:
hehehehe...3-1/2 acres.....ah, north Alabama!
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hehehehehehehehehehehehe...5 acres....ah, unpredictable central Illinois!

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Mix a gallon of toluene {can be purchased at most paint stores} with the 20 gallons of gas and burn it in your engine. Toluene is the same stuff sold as octain booster for 3 to 5 dollars a bottle {12 oz or less} in your local autoparts store.
Note: Don`t get it on your skin or paint of your car And avoid breathing the fumes. Read More about Toluene here
Talk about giving your car engine candy :banana:
 
Def not going to dump it on the ground. If anyone wants it, I take paypal :smile:

If I decide to run it in the engine, I am still unsure if it will damage any sensors or the cat...etc.
 
vping said:
Def not going to dump it on the ground. <span style="color: #FF0000">If anyone needs it I take Paypal </span> :smile:

If I decide to run it in the engine, I am still unsure if it will damage any sensors or the cat...etc.
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And of course trying to ship it somewhere will open a WHOLE new can of worms!!!! :eeek:

Go to K-Mart/Walmart or whatever convenient outlet and buy three 2.5 gal gas containers (here in Fl. a few of these in the garage are part of hurricane preparedness!!). Fill one with new gas on your next visit to the gas station (the higher the octane the better!), fill the second with your old gas and use the third to blend the other two into!! Use as needed in either cars or mower!!
 
My take on this...If the car started right up and ran good on the stuff in the tank, how bad can it be?? If the tank is full, there's little room for condensation. As far as the sensors go, the only one that will see any of this fuel is the O2 sensor, and I doubt that will be affected by the fuel, as it has already burned by the time the O2 sensor sees it. The other thing that may be affected by the old fuel is the injectors. (I'm assuming this car has EFI). What I'd do is throw in some drygas to take care of any condensation, and some Techron to take care of any injectors that might want to gum up. Drive it, and as you get down to say 3/4 tank, put in some fresh gas. Do that a couple of times and then forget about it.

That's my opinion, and it's what I'd do...you must do what you think is best.
 
Golden_Swan said:
My Grand Mother is from Central Illinois. Moved to the city in 55. Back then, she was on 120 acres on RR5 outside Farmer City. <snip>
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I live about 20 minutes or so from Farmer City.
 
Down here, I think they store it for a while, then mix it in with the still drippings. At least that's what some of it tastes like.
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Don't know if it's worth anything, but my MG actually ran fine on the 18 year old gas that was in it. Maybe gas from 1985 holds up better than gas from 2003, but it seems like it could be burned in an LBC without much trouble.
 
Vince

I know someone from NYC who took it a recycling center and put it in the oil recycling tank.

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I'm going to check with my local SORT and see if they take it at the recycling center. I go the car home last night and started only long enough to get it on the carrier and them started it again to get it off. The exhaust is quite stinky.

I think Home Depot has 5 Gallon gas cans. I'll get a few and keep it in them until I can find a home for the gas. For what is worth I'd rather not take the chance in any of my engines. I've done too much work on them to experiment with what amounts to $62 and a few gas cans. The car was so cheap, I can afford to splurge.

After it's empty, I'll fill with super, a bottle of injector cleaner and maybe some drygas to help with any remaining water. Take it on a long drive and a full tank might clear it out.
 
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