What do you think?

[willie pete]

heres's an off the wall query for the board:

drained the gas from the generator, about 5 gallons, its been in there +/- 9 months, ................so would you keep it and use it or toss it?

[Serpo]

Well it is only meant to be good for 6 weeks

[Gaillo]

Store it. Use it to ignite difficult to start fires. When the time comes, it will also serve you well when building molotov cocktails! ;D

[Libertytree]

Option 1...Kill some fence row weeds with it.

2....Put some stabil in it and use it in small motors mixed with fresh gas.

[mamboni]

Fricking frugal tight-wads on this forum. You guys must squeak when you walk. I don't think the risk of fouling the plugs and innerds of a good engine are worth the risk of using old stale gasoline. And storing gasoline is dangerous. I'd get rid of it - don't be a cheapy chomper.

[willie pete]

Fricking frugal tight-wads on this forum. You guys must squeak when you walk. I don't think the risk of fouling the plugs and innerds of a good engine are worth the risk of using old stale gasoline. And storing gasoline is dangerous. I'd get rid of it - don't be a cheapy chomper.

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-laughing021.gif

almost all great suggestions, actually though, it's a hassle to dispose of it, but the board has spoken, out it goes (and to be on the safe side, I don't want to screw-up an engine on the account of $15 in gas....lol)

[iOWNme]

The gas has lost some of the octane, but that is it.

What was the octane of the gas to begin with?

Does your generator call for a specific octane?

[Sparky]

Wait, what? Sometimes I have trouble seeing past Willie Pete' avatar.

[Libertytree]

Fricking frugal tight-wads on this forum. You guys must squeak when you walk. I don't think the risk of fouling the plugs and innerds of a good engine are worth the risk of using old stale gasoline. And storing gasoline is dangerous. I'd get rid of it - don't be a cheapy chomper.

I stand guilty as accused. But in a SHTF scenario one wastes NOTHING! Even barring SHTF a poor man has poor ways and you might want to re-evaluate things from a perspective other than from that high horse.

"Storing gasoline is dangerous", lmao.

Sorry Doc but we disagree on this one.

[Sparky]

I stand guilty as accused. But in a SHTF scenario one wastes NOTHING! Even barring SHTF a poor man has poor ways and you might want to re-evaluate things from a perspective other than from that high horse.

"Storing gasoline is dangerous", lmao.

Sorry Doc but we disagree on this one.

Part of this depends on your alternatives. If the issue is storing gasoline, I'd rather go get 5 gallons of fresh gasoline, add some stabil, and then store that, rather than hang onto old gasoline.

If we were actually in TSHTF now and there was no gasoline with which to replace it, we'd all be keeping it.

[freespirit]

Why could you not add some octane boost to it and use it up? Or add stabil as well to store it.

[gunDriller]

Jeez it's 9 months not 9 years.


maybe pour some in a jar and just look at it.

but don't carry the jar through a TSA check-point.

[willie pete]

The gas has lost some of the octane, but that is it.

What was the octane of the gas to begin with?

Does your generator call for a specific octane?


I stand guilty as accused. But in a SHTF scenario one wastes NOTHING! Even barring SHTF a poor man has poor ways and you might want to re-evaluate things from a perspective other than from that high horse.

"Storing gasoline is dangerous", lmao.

Sorry Doc but we disagree on this one.


Not sure what the octane was/is, probably 87, my First thought was to dispose of it because I was unsure IF it would damage anything (engine-wise) you put it in, IN FACT, I just got off the phone with my mechanic and he said dump it, not worth taking the chance and he said it screws up lawn mower engines (stagnant gas in the tank), as for storing gas to be used, I don't think theres a problem with that, provided you're safe about it

[Libertytree]

Part of this depends on your alternatives. If the issue is storing gasoline, I'd rather go get 5 gallons of fresh gasoline, add some stabil, and then store that, rather than hang onto old gasoline.

If we were actually in TSHTF now and there was no gasoline with which to replace it, we'd all be keeping it.

Still though, 5 gals of suspect gas mixed with 20 gals of fresh gas works fine.

[Gaillo]

What? No love for the Molotov? ???

[willie pete]

What? No love for the Molotov? ???

guess you could use it to start the charcoal :D

[Libertytree]

guess you could use it to start the charcoal :D

NOOOOOOOOO! Your food will taste awful, even if you think it all "burned off". Fuck it, kill some weeds or save it to torch a crooked politician or joo bankster.

[Gaillo]

NOOOOOOOOO! Your food will taste awful, even if you think it all "burned off". Fuck it, kill some weeds or save it to torch a crooked politician or joo bankster.

Finally! For a moment, I thought I'd logged into the wrong forum. ;D

[Cebu_4_2]

I siphoned some 6 year old gas earlier this year and poured about 2 gallons into my car with about 3/4 tank. No issues at all. The gas didnt smell fresh but it also didnt smell spoiled. If it smelled like turpentine I wouldn't have used it.. but maybe in smaller doses. Yep I squeak.

Edit: The gas wasn't totally spoiled I believe because it was in a sealed container and no light got to it. Was also super premium and not shit fuel. Shit fuel dont last more than 2 months here.

[freespirit]

These things are awful pricey, but if you had to be sure of octane levels this will do the trick.
http://www.octanemeter.com/shatox.asp

[BrewTech]

I've had the same gas in my generator since late '08.

PRI-G is the key to fuel longevity. It's expensive but well worth it. Mixed correctly, it will revive even very stale fuel.

[k-os]

Wait, gas goes bad?









:p

[hoarder]

First distinction: Is it ethanol or non-ethanol gasoline?

Never put ethanol gasoline in engines you don't run daily, the fuel separates and gums stuff up. Don't run it in 2 cycle engines either.

If I have old gas to dispose of, I put it in my older non-catalyst truck with fresh gas and never had a problem.

Non-ethanol gasoline is hard to find. Around here you can get non-ethanol premium only in some locations. I don't need the high octane but it's worth it not to have ethanol. Non-ethanol gives 5 to 10% better gas milages which ofsets most of the cost. It usually costs 12% more than regular with ethanol.

I have an old Stihl chainsaw that I put non-ethanol in 2 years ago. It's too heavy for me to want to cut anything with. I start it every 3 months and it runs strong.

http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp

http://fuelschool.blogspot.com/2009/02/phase-separation-in-ethanol-blended.html

Small engine shops will tell you that 90% of the work that comes in is a result of ethanol.