Old Gasoline

HungLikeJesus · 07-07-2008, 11:29 PM

I have about three gallons of gasoline that's been sitting for five years in the gas tank of my Honda TransAlp. Because I let it sit so long I had to completely disassemble the carburetor and clean the jets and other little passages.

Now I'm ready to put it back together, and I need to put in fresh gas, but I don't know what to do with the old gas.

I can think of a lot of fun things to do with it, but it's been so dry that I think the neighbors would shoot me and the sheriff would arrest me. So how does one dispose of old gasoline? Any suggestions?

I'm considering putting it in my truck, but I don't think it's worth risking an expensive repair bill.

DucksNuts · 07-07-2008, 11:45 PM

Dont you have people that like to sniff gas over there?

I suggest donating it

xoxoxoBruce · 07-08-2008, 10:10 AM

As long as it doesn't have any water, or particles like rust in it, it shouldn't hurt your truck, diluted in a tank of fresh gas.

HungLikeJesus · 07-08-2008, 10:31 AM

Maybe I'll filter it then mix it into the truck. That will probably be the easiest thing to do.

spudcon · 07-08-2008, 02:06 PM

Put it in an old gas can, and leave it on your front lawn at night. Someone will steal it.

HungLikeJesus · 07-08-2008, 02:43 PM

It's worth twice what I paid for it. I should have invested all my money in gasoline.

SamIam · 07-08-2008, 03:57 PM

I feel like I invest all my money in gasoline now. I say hang on to that can of gasoline and sell it to someone when it reaches $6.00/gal.

Clodfobble · 07-08-2008, 04:22 PM

Pssst... there's this thing called the commodities market, anybody can participate, and it doesn't even involve turning your garage into a major fire hazard...

HungLikeJesus · 07-08-2008, 04:34 PM

Clodfobble, great idea! I didn't know there was a commodities market for old gasoline.

07-07-2008, 11:29 PM	#1
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Old Gasoline I have about three gallons of gasoline that's been sitting for five years in the gas tank of my Honda TransAlp. Because I let it sit so long I had to completely disassemble the carburetor and clean the jets and other little passages. Now I'm ready to put it back together, and I need to put in fresh gas, but I don't know what to do with the old gas. I can think of a lot of fun things to do with it, but it's been so dry that I think the neighbors would shoot me and the sheriff would arrest me. So how does one dispose of old gasoline? Any suggestions? I'm considering putting it in my truck, but I don't think it's worth risking an expensive repair bill. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

07-08-2008, 10:10 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	As long as it doesn't have any water, or particles like rust in it, it shouldn't hurt your truck, diluted in a tank of fresh gas. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-08-2008, 10:31 AM	#4
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Maybe I'll filter it then mix it into the truck. That will probably be the easiest thing to do. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

07-08-2008, 02:06 PM	#5
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Put it in an old gas can, and leave it on your front lawn at night. Someone will steal it. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

07-08-2008, 02:43 PM	#6
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	It's worth twice what I paid for it. I should have invested all my money in gasoline. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

07-07-2008, 11:45 PM	#2
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Dont you have people that like to sniff gas over there? I suggest donating it

07-08-2008, 03:57 PM	#7
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	I feel like I invest all my money in gasoline now. I say hang on to that can of gasoline and sell it to someone when it reaches $6.00/gal.

07-08-2008, 04:22 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Pssst... there's this thing called the commodities market, anybody can participate, and it doesn't even involve turning your garage into a major fire hazard... __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

07-08-2008, 04:34 PM	#9
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Clodfobble, great idea! I didn't know there was a commodities market for old gasoline. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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