Getting rid of old fuel

[Bygracealone]

Hey guys,

I'm trying to get my dually ready to sell, but before I do, I'm thinking I should drain the gas tank and put some newer gas in her before trying to start the motor... I have about 15 gallons of premixed gas in the tank; any ideas of how to dispose of the gas?

I get my water from a well, so dumping it in the back won't work :you:

I'm just kidding boys, don't send the green people after me :-)

[randlemanboater]

I had two 6 gal tanks out of that old boat I had, I gave it to the Bomb Squad and they blew em up.

Check with your city/county, they may have a "household hazardous waste" disposal program.....ours is free here.

[macojoe]

how old is it?? Did you have stablil in it?? I know people that just burn it in there car, got some brush to burn?

[cterrebonne]

i would say if your tank is around 30gals. drain out 6 gallons and fill the tank up with 93 octane

[Bygracealone]

how old is it?? Did you have stablil in it?? I know people that just burn it in there car, got some brush to burn?


MJ, it's about a year and a half old and I can't remember if I put Stabil in it or not, so I probably didn't (but there's a possibility I did...).

We can't burn brush out here; I live in the people's republic of Maryland.

It has two stroke oil in it, otherwise I'd buy some containers and save it for the lawn mower and give some of it away to neighbors for their mowers...

[Bygracealone]

i would say if your tank is around 30gals. drain out 6 gallons and fill the tank up with 93 octane


CTB, it's a 60 gallon tank, but you might be on to something here...

[THEFERMANATOR]

The lawnmower won't care if it's pre-mix or not, I run my old pre-mix through ours all the time. Just mix it half and half with fresh gas and go for it in the mowers. As for your car, I wouldn't. I've seen cat converters fail from the oil in it.

[Skools Out]

just use it in the mower i run 2 stroke in everything i have at the beach so that way i don't put the wrong fuel in a boat or jetski, the 2 stroke oil is good for the mowers valves anyway.

[Blue_Runner]

I have to do this to my boat too. I think I have only around 10 gallons. Do you think I can get by with pumping it out into containers using the primer bulb? Any other ideas?

[cterrebonne]

I have to do this to my boat too. I think I have only around 10 gallons. Do you think I can get by with pumping it out into containers using the primer bulb? Any other ideas?

go to the autopart store and score an elec fuel pump. i can get the facet # if you need it. then hook it up to 12volt and watch it purr. Also on the 2-stroke in the lawnmower, like said above it should work fine and if you are worried about carboning the engine up just score some engine tuner from brp and run some through the engine after all the fuel is used.

[reelapeelin]

I like RB's idea of givin' it to the bomb-squad and lettin' em blow it up!!...:sand:

[Skools Out]

I have to do this to my boat too. I think I have only around 10 gallons. Do you think I can get by with pumping it out into containers using the primer bulb? Any other ideas?


take the hose loose from the motor and prime till the fuel starts to flow then it will continue to flow as long as the end of the hose is kept below the tank level.

[Blue_Runner]

That's what I figured Skools, thanks!

It's almost that special time of the year to take in the sites and smells of steam engines and diesel fumes....you and the misses coming to the Thresher's Reunion this year brother?

[reelapeelin]

take the hose loose from the motor and prime till the fuel starts to flow then it will continue to flow as long as the end of the hose is kept below the tank level.


I did that once and it works pretty good...

[Blue_Runner]

Park the lawnmowers next to the boat to cut out an extra step. :hide: