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Just read the thread about problems with old gas. I'm concerned about that, and I have a question:

If I drain the old gas out of my T's tank, into, say, a 5-gallon gas can, what do you suggest I do with it?

Let's assume it is old enough, and has gone bad enough, that it won't work in my modern car, either. So dumping it into the new car isn't a solution.

Any ideas?

Most municipalities have a hazardous waste clean up day. Check on your county website. You'll probably have to leave the container.

Found it for you...
https://shelbycountytn.gov/439/Househol ... dous-Waste

I would recommend if there was 5 gal or less, fill it up with good gas and run it. If you really wanted to be sure, drain the old gas. Put in 7 gals of good gas and add about 1 gal of the old gas. This way you use up all of your hard earned/paid money, do not have to worry about hazardous material disposal, AND get to drive your T.

Good Luck,

If/when that happens to me, I mix it 50/50 with new gas and run it in my lawn mower.

It's not super happy about it, but it does use it up and it hasn't seemed to hurt it over the 15 years I've had it.

HOW OLD ARE WE TALKING,--THE PROBLEM IS WATER, IF THE GAS IS OVER A YEAR, YOU MIGHT OPEN THE DRAIN AND CHECK FOR WATER, DRAIN ABOUT TWO QTS INTO A CONTAINER AND SEE IF THERE IS WATER IN THERE, IF SO I WOULD DRAIN IT ALL AND TAKE IT TO RECYCLE, IF NO WATER ,DO WHAT MANATEE-20 SAYS, THE WATER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK WILL MESS THE RUNNING OF THE ENGINE UP FOR QUITE A LONG TIME, SO GET THAT OUT BEFORE YOU DO ANY THING. GOOD LUCK.

A few years back I found that one of the two gasoline tanks I had for an outboard motor had gas in it fromseveral years before. The gas smelled bad. What did I do with it? I pured it into my Model A Ford pu. The A ran just fine on the old gas.

There is no 100% environmentally friendly method of disposal of a hydrocarbon, but to rid yourself of it I would just let it evaporate from an open container.

Fire starter !

If it is just gas from last season, I drain it all from the T and then pour it into my wife's car, a gallon or two at a time. So far she always comes home.

Makes good weed killer along fence rows.

people still do that?

Great parts cleaner!

Some recyclers allow you to mix it with drain oil in a certain percentage and dispose of it with your drain oil. Check with whoever recycles your drain oil.

Any gasoline that has an unusual odor should be disposed of. You run the risk of varnishing or sticking your valves if you use it. The deposit that can form from old gas can be problematic and does not wash off with fresh gas.

Where have you been.

Where have I been?

I've been drinking water from my well.

Not interested in adulterating it with a polutant. That practice went out of favor years ago for anyone who cared at all about their environs, not withstanding the fact that it is now illegal, so didn't think that hardly anyone would still do it much less advocate for it and admit to it. I stand corrected.

There's always something to learn from this bunch.

I run an auto repair shop here at my house.
I do and always have, even before in the dealerships, tried my best to contain waste fluids.
Any bad gas I have goes in my 55g waste oil drum. 4-5 gallons mixed with oil is not really volatile anymore and I give it to a buddy with a shop with a waste oil furnace. You might find a shop that has one.

One place I worked hired a young guy to clean up, take the trash out, etc...
After a couple weeks I discovered our floor exhaust system for the vehicle exhaust wasn’t drawing. Checked the fan, it was on...here the kid had been pouring all the used coolant in the floor pots and it was full blocking the airflow.

Hey Scott
Here on the farm where we grew up we had a 28 ft deep water well that was used for our water to the house. Had a cover over it and used an electric Deming water pump to pump the water to the house and other bldgs on the property.
My mother would occasionally pour a little bleach down the well to keep the water clean as she thought.
One day we noticed a little bit of hair was in the kitchen sink as she was draining it after dinner from doing the dishes.
Being about 16 years old I was told to check the well where I found a dead rabbit floating on the water about 10ft down. Guess we had been drinking the water for a while and didn’t know about the rabbit. I fished out the remains of the rabbit and didn’t think much more about it.
Which leads me to say I use also use old gas if I have any and mix with a diesel/remedy mix to kill out the stumps of the the cut down
Mesquite and Black Locust trees which we have here and there. Doesn’t take much on a fresh cut. The grass grows green where the stumps use to be after a while by the way.

When I don't expect to drive my tt or an old tractor for six weeks or more I drain the gas and pour it in my pickup it gets used before it can get old.

RalphS wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 04, 2020 7:29 pm

When I don't expect to drive my tt or an old tractor for six weeks or more I drain the gas and pour it in my pickup it gets used before it can get old.

The simplest solution always makes the most sense.

Frank,

Look up Occam's Razor. In the 14th century William of Occam postulated that, all things equal, the simplest answer to a problem tends to be the correct answer.

HPetrino wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:53 pm

Look up Occam's Razor. In the 14th century William of Occam postulated that, all things equal, the simplest answer to a problem tends to be the correct answer.

Thank you I did! Found many interesting paraphrase's.