Old Gas - Question

[jetskier]

Hi all,

I have a few containers of old gas that I would like to dispose of. Does anyone know who will take old gas in the Laconia area?

Thank you in advance.

Jetskier:cool:

[songkrai]

Talk to someone at your local landfill/dump/recycling center.

Also, stop by at your local fire department.

Not the best answer but it is an answer.

[MeredithMan]

....I've never had an issue doing this over the years. Gets rid of the old gas without a project and doesn't seem to have an impact on the car.

[jetskier]

The issue is that old gas can make the engine run poorly. In the worst case varnish flakes can clog jets and make the engine run lean. In that case, the engine can seize.

While it is likely that mixing old gas with new in a car will work fine, I choose not to risk it and would like to dispose of the old gas. I am happy to pay for the service if there is a local gas station etc...that handles this.

Jetskier:cool:

[Lakeboater]

Hi all,

I have a few containers of old gas that I would like to dispose of. Does anyone know who will take old gas in the Laconia area?

Thank you in advance.

Jetskier:cool:

How much gas are you talking about and how old? Has it been treated? You could try under the free section on cragslist. I have seen it there before. Someone might have something to use it for.

[NoBozo]

....I've never had an issue doing this over the years. Gets rid of the old gas without a project and doesn't seem to have an impact on the car.

Jetskier: NO BUTS: Dump the old gas into your car or truck a few gallons at a time..over a few weeks. New cars and trucks don't have problems with ethanol because they are "Fuel Injected"...the fuel is injected into the engine under high pressure.

Older engines with carburetors are different. The fuel enters the engine under low atmospheric pressure. Engines with carburetors are the ones that have problems with ethanol clogging up the low speed jets..

Dispose of old gas in your Regularly Used car or truck a few gallons at a time. It works. Your two or three gallons of old gas is diluted by 15+ gallons of new fresh gas. :) NB

EDIT: Even if your car or truck has a carburetor...If you Use It Regularly....you won't have a problem dumping old gas into the tank a few gallons at a time..

What is OLD Gas..? Un-stabilized ethanol over two or three years old. :)

[NoBozo]

If you still insist on Hiring someone to dispose of your old gas, I will take on this task. The rate is $12 dollars a gallon plus travel. :D :D :D NB

[dpg]

Your way over thinking this gas thing as stated before thin it way down and run it in your car. If you do not want to do this in your vehicle do the same thing with a lawn mower, snow thrower, etc...

[Slickcraft]

I also dispose of 2 cycle gas at the end of a season by burning a half gal at a time in my truck. That amount of 50:1 mix added to 20+ gal of fresh fuel burns just fine, no ill effects. That I learned a long time ago listing to Car Talk.

[ITD]

If it is real old I wouldn't put it in your car, not fun getting it fixed if the gas is bad. I do the smell test, if it smells off, or especially if it smells like varnish, don' t put it anywhere near your car or you'll regret it for a long time or it will cost you a lot of money.

[Hillcountry]

I also dispose of 2 cycle gas at the end of a season by burning a half gal at a time in my truck. That amount of 50:1 mix added to 20+ gal of fresh fuel burns just fine, no ill effects. That I learned a long time ago listing to Car Talk.

That's right!
Remember Marvel Mystery Oil? Same thing...my dad used it religiously in his Chevy van...you purposely added oil to the gas.
I had "old" gas this fall when my snowblowers wouldn't idle during prep for the season. New plug and gas solved the idle problem and the old gas I drained went into my truck...no problemo.

[SIKSUKR]

There is always the great woodpile bonfire. Make it fun.

[VitaBene]

Jetskier: NO BUTS: Dump the old gas into your car or truck a few gallons at a time..over a few weeks. New cars and trucks don't have problems with ethanol because they are "Fuel Injected"...the fuel is injected into the engine under high pressure.

Older engines with carburetors are different. The fuel enters the engine under low atmospheric pressure. Engines with carburetors are the ones that have problems with ethanol clogging up the low speed jets..

Dispose of old gas in your Regularly Used car or truck a few gallons at a time. It works. Your two or three gallons of old gas is diluted by 15+ gallons of new fresh gas. :) NB

EDIT: Even if your car or truck has a carburetor...If you Use It Regularly....you won't have a problem dumping old gas into the tank a few gallons at a time..

What is OLD Gas..? Un-stabilized ethanol over two or three years old. :) even relatively fresh gas with ethanol can easily can easily cause a lean condition leading valve train issues.

[ApS]

Two quarts at a time, I've added 2-year-old gas mix to my fuel-injected vehicle without misadventure. Suggestion: add to a nearly full tank, not before driving to the gas station.

There is always the great woodpile bonfire. Make it fun.
Old gas is still highly volatile (and explosively dangerous). (!)

Use with extreme caution.

BTW: I like the idea of selling it (or giving it away) on Craigslist. There's always someone who knows where it can be used sensibly.

:look:

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[winniskier]

My dad had about 3 gallons of well aged gas/oil mix for a now deceased outboard motor. I did not want to burn it in the car, mower etc. Eventually, my brother took it to Gilford Hazardous Waste Day. They took it, no problem.