Anyone know a way to get rid of old gas?

"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
07/29/2019 at 22:41 • Filed to: None

C an’t find a recycling center in my area. The trans am somehow had more than 5 gallons of gas left in the tank (for several years now) depite the fact that both the return lines were completely open. I don’t know any boyscouts either, that was my friend’s suggestion.

How has it not all evaporated by now?

its a mystery to me

I’m taking less legal suggestions. You aren’t a cop are you?

DISCUSSION (27)

ranwhenparked > My bird IS the word
07/29/2019 at 22:53

Ultimate less legal suggestions: drive around at night, find storm drain in secluded area, or, dig hole in backyard and cover over. You can also dig out a big pit and burn it.

Alternatively, check your local sanitation services provider and see if there is a recycling day for chemicals.

Unfortunately, in my case, its run by the state, and the only one happening in my county for the whole year appears to have already happened on a day when I had to work, so I’ve got to keep about 15 gallons of old gas in the shed for another year (I don’t know what the hell the previous owner was powering, but they seemed to have been hoarding the stuff).

facw > My bird IS the word
07/29/2019 at 22:53

If youtube has taught me anything, you pour it on a big pile of wood, light it, and then realize that you’ve wildly underestimated how well gasoline burns.

Chuckles > My bird IS the word
07/29/2019 at 22:56

Could you mix it in with good gas a little bit at a time until it's gone?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > My bird IS the word
07/29/2019 at 22:57

When I was a teen I’d draw scenes on the driveway with gasoline and then light it up whilst taking a picture, usually from the roof, with a long exposure time. I wish I knew where those photos went to - they were pretty cool.

My bird IS the word > Chuckles
07/29/2019 at 22:57

that would take an awful long time, I need the can because there is somehow yet more gas in the tank I have to get out.

My bird IS the word > facw
07/29/2019 at 22:59

Fuck it, why not drink it at that point? Become one with the car.

my friend told me they used to call it “boyscout magic water”

dumpsterfire! > My bird IS the word
07/29/2019 at 23:00

I'm putting a gallon at a time in my DD with a modern ECU. I figure if I'm just commuting with boring throttle use, the computer is smart enough to adjust timing for less than optimal gas?

My bird IS the word > dumpsterfire!
07/29/2019 at 23:04

I don’t really want to put bad 87 octane in my new turbo FOST. I really don’t.

DipodomysDeserti > facw
07/29/2019 at 23:07

Flashpoint, how does that work?

DipodomysDeserti > dumpsterfire!
07/29/2019 at 23:11

The issue has more to do with introducing water into the fuel system, thus causing rust.

dumpsterfire! > My bird IS the word
07/29/2019 at 23:13

I get that. I feel a little safer putting that in a Crosstrek. I mean, could it really drive slower?

My bird IS the word > dumpsterfire!
07/29/2019 at 23:21

I’ll see if my dad wants to run it in the family car but I doubt it.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > My bird IS the word
07/29/2019 at 23:30

sta-bil and a mower?

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > My bird IS the word
07/29/2019 at 23:34

The suggested technique is to evaporate it off, use disposable roasting pans in the sun. That is the most environmentally friendly way to get rid of it. Alternatively put it in a can and give it to some landscapers that’s what I did, I even told them it was old they did n’t care

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > My bird IS the word
07/29/2019 at 23:35

Put i t in a can and advertise it for free on Craigslist. Please don’t dump it on the ground or in a stormdrain. That goes right into the environment.

Aremmes > My bird IS the word
07/29/2019 at 23:42

One of the chemistry channels on YouTube, I don’t remember which one right now, showed that adding distilled water to gasoline results in separation of the diluted ethanol from the fuel, since ethanol is hydrophilic and will dissolve in water preferentially over gasoline. Then, because water is denser, it’ll precipitate and settle at the bottom, where it can be separated, resulting in clean ethanol-free gasoline .

RacinBob > dumpsterfire!
07/29/2019 at 23:50

Dilution is the solution to pollution.......

Nick Has an Exocet > My bird IS the word
07/30/2019 at 00:10

Mix with oil and put in lawn equipment?

Use to clean parts?

ttyymmnn > My bird IS the word
07/30/2019 at 00:16

https://m.wikihow.com/Dispose-of-Gasoline

Longtime Lurker > My bird IS the word
07/30/2019 at 02:24

Old lawnmower and old motorhome. The 460 Ford doesn't care what quality gas goes into it.

pip bip - choose Corrour > My bird IS the word
07/30/2019 at 03:42

put in bucket and set it alight?

Old-Busted-Hotness > My bird IS the word
07/30/2019 at 06:59

Makes a great weed killer. Put some in a spray bottle and use it on hornets/wasps. Or pour it in a bucket and use for cleaning parts.

If you’ve got some neighbors you don’t like, pour it on their lawn in the shape of a dick.

Hamtractor > My bird IS the word
07/30/2019 at 08:56

I like to get rid of old gas by burning it one 64 ounce Big Gulp cup at a time in my backyard. Generally by tossing it on an already burning stack of pallets for a big ol’ WHOOMPF. My son and his friends think it’s awesome, lol. My backyard faces a major street out back though, so the fire department shows up now and then because people driving by think the apocalypse is begining. But I’m friendly with the firemen in my neighborhood, so they come by, eat some cookies and take off, since the WHOOMPF is long gone by the time they show up, lol! Note: This is in suburban Phoenix in a pretty nice neighborhood filled with exotics, I see Lambos, an Audi R8, G-wagens, etc every day. I’m THAT neighbor, with my 85 K5 in the midst of an engine swap in the driveway... the HOA hates me.

Grindintosecond > My bird IS the word
07/30/2019 at 12:19

I mix it with good fresh gas for the lawnmower. Burns well. Might take a summer but it works.

MM54 > My bird IS the word
07/30/2019 at 13:01

In a 99% enclosed environment (like a gas tank with open vent lines) not much will evaporate.

I’m in a similar spot, I’ve got 7 or so gallons of 2-year-old 87 that I would like rid of, but can’t find out where I can take it to ‘correc tly’ dispose of it. For very small quantities (like the quarter cup when you change a fuel filter) letting it sit in a pan in the sun works pretty well (I’ve had the pan dry by the time I found a container to pour it into) , but I wouldn’t recommend that for more than a splash.

Sammyno55 > My bird IS the word
07/30/2019 at 13:27

Dilute 50/50 in a lawn mower.

CaptDale - is secretly British > My bird IS the word
07/30/2019 at 13:37

Do NOT pour in in some dirt out back

You can mix it with your used oil and turn it into whom ever collects your used oil. I mean maybe not all 5 gallons at a time, but waste oil does have som fuel in it.