Using Kerosene Gas Cans to Store Gasoline

[gunDriller]

These are the cans I'm talking about -

http://www.blitzusa.com/products/fuel/Containment/enviroflo/81003%205%20Gal%20Enviro-floGasplus.jpg

/\ for Gasoline ... sold out ... wonder why ?

http://www.blitzusa.com/products/fuel/Containment/enviroflo/81077.jpg

/\ for Kerosene, specifically marked, "Do Not Store Gasoline" - but it has the same nozzle, and the plastic SEEMS to be the same.

http://www.blitzusa.com/products/fuel/Containment/enviroflo/81054.jpg

/\ for Diesel. The other 2 are $10 locally, the Diesel can is $12.


I'm loading up on gasoline, slightly - the gas stations will be changing to the "summer blend" in about a month ( I think ?) - thought I'd try & stash away about 4 cans' worth, in addition to keeping my tank filled up.

Oh, and here's the website for the maker of these fine gas cans -
http://www.blitzusa.com/fuelcanda.htm

[mightymanx]

They are the same can the concern comes if you then convert it back to kerosene or some one grabs it by mistake you are going to blow yourself sky high.

Think of all the bad crap that would happen if someone filled a home heater or lantern with unleaded vice Kerosene.

You obviously have to fail a few things like smell and color and viscosicty appearance tests while you are filling said appliance but...

[solid]

They are the same can the concern comes if you then convert it back to kerosene or some one grabs it by mistake you are going to blow yourself sky high.


Yup, I've got the red for gasoline for the generator, yellow for diesel fuel, and use the blue not for kerosene, but for denatured alcohol for cooking fuel. The colors make them idiot proof, for guys like me. ;)

On another note, those caps are very frustrating to work with. I feel like it's a puzzle trying to figure them out, so I end up just unscrewing the whole cap to get to the fuel. It would be nice to go back to the old style cans.

[Antonio]

Guys, I remember hearing that pouring a shot glass or a bit more of acetone into the gas tank improves mileage drastically. I don`t own a car anymore and I`m a complete moron about cars but it`s worth checking out.

[sunnyandseventy]

Guys, I remember hearing that pouring a shot glass or a bit more of acetone into the gas tank improves mileage drastically. I don`t own a car anymore and I`m a complete moron about cars but it`s worth checking out.


That post just cracked me up! :ROFL:

[Antonio]

Guys, I remember hearing that pouring a shot glass or a bit more of acetone into the gas tank improves mileage drastically. I don`t own a car anymore and I`m a complete moron about cars but it`s worth checking out.


That post just cracked me up! :ROFL:


Laugh all you want, I heard this on coasttocoast a few yrs ago ;D

[solid]

Laugh all you want, I heard this on coasttocoast a few yrs ago ;D


Acetone is rough stuff, don't use it because it leaves a nasty residue. It's also corrosive. You can use it to remove 2 part paint from a paintbrush, but even then it'll ruin the brush if you are not careful.

No way I'd put that in my car. Here, check it out..

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/acetone.asp

[Antonio]

Laugh all you want, I heard this on coasttocoast a few yrs ago ;D


Acetone is rough stuff, don't use it because it leaves a nasty residue. It's also corrosive. You can use it to remove 2 part paint from a paintbrush, but even then it'll ruin the brush if you are not careful.

No way I'd put that in my car. Here, check it out..

http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/acetone.asp


Like I said,Solid. I am a car moron.You see, I never lie... :-[

[solid]

Like I said,Solid. I am a car moron.You see, I never lie... :-[


I'm not a car guy either, but a boat guy. ;) Using acetone just jumped out to me so I took a moment to look it up. I always read people recommending acetone for certain projects, but it's really nothing to mess around with without proper care. I've always had issues using it for anything really.

[Neuro]

Guys, I remember hearing that pouring a shot glass or a bit more of acetone into the gas tank improves mileage drastically. I don`t own a car anymore and I`m a complete moron about cars but it`s worth checking out.
Maybe it works.... I give it a try! I found this:

http://pureenergysystems.com/news/2005/03/17/6900069_Acetone/

[skid]

I hate those cans without the breather hole on the opposite side. Seems like half of them today are the glug glug slow single opening style..

[mightymanx]

I hate those cans without the breather hole on the opposite side. Seems like half of them today are the glug glug slow single opening style..



It is a California requirement that went mainstream. :puke

[Cebu_4_2]

Guys, I remember hearing that pouring a shot glass or a bit more of acetone into the gas tank improves mileage drastically. I don`t own a car anymore and I`m a complete moron about cars but it`s worth checking out.


Acetone. . . Been there and tried it. Swelled the anti flow valve in case my car flips over, no biggie. Did NOTHING to improve mileage at all. Summer fuel is worth 2mpg though and to store it use any stabilant you can get cause after a month or 2 it goes to turpentine. Winter fuel contains at least 10% methanol (gas anti freeze) and gets at the least 10% less mileage than summer fuel.

I'll shut up now. Know too much to go on, them basics are all you need to know for now.

[Hillbilly]

Yep that "oxygenated" gas as they call it is pure shit. Does nothing but kill your millage, Eat up the rubber parts in your fuel system and create a shortage of food.






Guys, I remember hearing that pouring a shot glass or a bit more of acetone into the gas tank improves mileage drastically. I don`t own a car anymore and I`m a complete moron about cars but it`s worth checking out.


Acetone. . . Been there and tried it. Swelled the anti flow valve in case my car flips over, no biggie. Did NOTHING to improve mileage at all. Summer fuel is worth 2mpg though and to store it use any stabilant you can get cause after a month or 2 it goes to turpentine. Winter fuel contains at least 10% methanol (gas anti freeze) and gets at the least 10% less mileage than summer fuel.

I'll shut up now. Know too much to go on, them basics are all you need to know for now.

[hoarder]

Buy older gas cans at garage sales, the new ones all have the lawyer nozzle. When they first came out with the lawyer nozzle, I went around and purchased several of the older kind.

I have used acetone, didn't check mileage because of the fuel tank filler neck configuration made "topping off" impractical. Very noticable improvement in performance! 3 ounces per 20 gallons. Use only if you have a metal fuel tank.

[SLV^GLD]

Acetone is rough stuff, don't use it because it leaves a nasty residue.
That's rather disingenuous, to say the least. Acetone is used primarily in applications where zero residue is the goal. It evaporates cleanly and quickly. Now, it might be that acetone dissolves rubber or other deposits and relocates them to other places in the engine as it evaporates cleanly away. Proper acetone leaves no residue, regardless of what snopes might say.

[mick silver]

i like this can but it way to high .... http://www.blitzusa.com/products/fuel/Containment/pfc15pfs.htm

[hoarder]

Acetone is rough stuff, don't use it because it leaves a nasty residue.
That's rather disingenuous, to say the least. Acetone is used primarily in applications where zero residue is the goal. It evaporates cleanly and quickly. Now, it might be that acetone dissolves rubber or other deposits and relocates them to other places in the engine as it evaporates cleanly away. Proper acetone leaves no residue, regardless of what snopes might say.
What acetone dissolves may leave a residue.

[solid]

What acetone dissolves may leave a residue.


Maybe the case. It seems when ever I use acetone for a project, it just screws everything up. If you use it as a dewaxer, you get a residue that seems permanent. Use it to remove sealants, same thing. It seems acetone has this appetite for destructing and eating anything in it's path, it permanent changes the surface. Other thinners don't do that, such as laquer thinner, or even denatured alcohol.

Same with silicon sealants. Once you use silicon, no other sealants will adhere to that surface again. It changes the chemical bond of the surface. It leaves it's mark.

[mick silver]

acetone is used alot in fiberglass

[hoarder]

acetone is used alot in fiberglass
It thins the resin. Which is why you don't want to put acetone in fiberglass tanks.

[hoarder]

It seems acetone has this appetite for destructing and eating anything in it's path, it permanent changes the surface. Other thinners don't do that, such as laquer thinner, or even denatured alcohol.

By my experiences, paint stripper, acetone and laquer thinner are pretty similar, laquer thinner being the weakest and stripper the strongest. Put some laquer thinner on a cloth and rub it on the hood of your truck, you'll see!

I think "liquid deglosser" also known as "no sand" is nothing more than laquer thinner.