gas/oil mix disposal

[bgreen82]

i have a tank of 50/1 gas oil mix from last fall thats been in my garage over the winter. how should i dispose of this?

[harvey lee]

I usually pour it into my truck when its closer to full. I have never noticed any ill effects.

How much gas do you have to dispose of?

[New Yankee]

I've never had a problem burning it in the truck. I've always figured if I put in 6 gals of 50-1 and filled up the truck with say another 10 gals It's at what 130-1 - getting pretty diluted (or is that deluded? LOL :>). If you don't want to go that route I'd run it in my lawn mower - wost thing that would happen there is you MIGHT foul a plug, but I doubt it.

[jwhjr]

I've added it to the tank of my truck as well. It's usually not more than a half gallon or so when I do.

[sparcebag]

I just store mine with additive,In spring I put whats left in two tanks,say I got 4 gal,I put 2 gal in two tanks then fill both with fresh mixed gas.

[MuleShack]

I was using Amsoil this winter and mixed it 80:1 for the auger and snowblowers. I needed some gas today for my pressure washer and decided that i would try the 80:1 mix in the old Honda rather than running into town to fill up a can. It didn't miss a beat, and i couldn't even tell it was on a mix.

Just another use for it, and a reason to use Amsoil...

[Surface Tension]

I'll take it.

Gas will last longer during cold storage as opposed to sitting in the heat. Thats even more true with vented tanks and high humidity levels during the summer. As long as it hasn't absorbed a lot of water use it up.

[bgreen82]

thanks guys, it is a full 6 gallon tank. if i broke it down into two tanks then freshened both up with a new mix would that be alright for the boat then? im going to run some seafoam in there too.

[DinkADunk]

If you didn't put a stabilizer in with the gas when you bought it then dispose of it at your local hazardous waste disposal site. Otherwise just use it up as is (boat, other 2-stroke motors)

[NELS-BELLS]

Alright how about 2 year old gas in a boat? I just bought a used boat from my wifes uncle. He bought the boat new in 06 and filled it on the way home from the dealer. He didn't use the boat much due to his failing health. There is still about 12 - 14 gal of that original gas in the tank. The tank holds 33 gal.

Nels

[jwhjr]

It will probably work for you, but if it were me I'd get as much of it out as I could.

[DinkADunk]

Siphon out as much of the remaining as you can and then dispose of it (county hazardous waste site, a couple of gallons at a time in your truck, etc). Then fill up the boat with non-oxygenated gas, a can of seafoam (or two), and some stabil. You may need a small portable gas tank with 3gal gas / 1 can seafoam to run your engine on for awhile. This will help clean out your carb from the old gas.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

I have about a 1/2 gallon of gas mixed 100:1 with amsoil would it be a bad idea to put it in the truck on the next fill up?

[Scott K]

 Originally Posted By: TurnUpTheFishing

I have about a 1/2 gallon of gas mixed 100:1 with amsoil would it be a bad idea to put it in the truck on the next fill up?

Go ahead, it wont hurt anything!

[Hookmaster]

 Originally Posted By: bgreen82

i have a tank of 50/1 gas oil mix from last fall thats been in my garage over the winter. how should i dispose of this?

I use my leftovers for starting bonfires.

[theoilman]

AMSOIL Saber Professional mixed at 100-1 --

If you have use for it in any other air cooled 2-cycle machine, just use it: string cutter, chain saw, hedge trimmer, etc.

(other brands of oil check your ratio)

If you don't have use for it through the summer season, a gallon mixed in a tank full in your truck or car (gasoline engine, NOT diesel) will never hurt anything. Gasoline is a very dangerous accelerant to use for starting bon-fires, trash fires or any other. Diesel fuel or kerosene is a whole lot safer for this.

[sparcebag]

Also Mn. EPA,and all agencies say its Illegal

[shamrock7]

I responded to a call where a person had used gas to start a fire, within the hour she was flown to a hospital and within 24 hrs she was deceased. Keep the gas where it belongs. You have not seen anything until you have seen someone burnt over 100% of their body.

[Sergeant Slabber]

Works great to get things going in your firepit in the summer!

[jwhjr]

There was a story on the news last night about a girl recently burned over 80% of her body using gas to re-ignite a fire.

[deadeye]

That girl was inside and pretty much threw the can on the fire while it was going. Really horrible any way you look at it.

My old gas gets burned on the fire pit a (small amount to start it)and it gets run through the boat motor in the spring. ( Mixed with new 93 octane 50/50 or better). I always run the gas can down to about a 1/4 tank and then add sea foam to it and run some through the motor to store it. It has started on the 2nd or 3rd pull every time since I have done that.

Putting as much new premium as you can into the tank when getting the boat out really seems to make a big difference. It gets the octane up on the old gas and gets the moisture out. Run that tank down to E when you take it out on the first spring trip, the less old stuff the better.

The best way to get rid of old gas is to burn it out on the water in the fall before you put it away. There is nothing better than a crisp fall run around the lake and it nips all kinds of spring time problems in the butt!