ninky
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what's the best / correct way to get rid of old petrol that has been sat on the boat over winter? i think it's past its best for the outboard and our car is diesel.
what to do with old petrol
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Robin
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I had a neighbour who had a spring birthday and a petrol car.
Csail
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Dilute it with new petrol and use it in lawnmower,strimmer,outbd. etc
Ruffles
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I put mine in SWMBOs car
Sandyman
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How much have you got ?? If in Pompey area I will take it off ya hands, free of charge.
Slycat
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Oil tank
I throw mine in my house oil tank! (When it's already quite full)
I throw mine in my house oil tank! (When it's already quite full)
Simonpk
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A good cleaner & de-greaser too.
KellysEye
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The military in the desert used to put petrol in a sand filled bucket and light it.
VicS
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If it has been in a tightly closed and full metal can it will almost certainly be Ok... I always store 2 stroke fuel from one season to the next.
However it would be advisable to filter it before us and mix it 50:50 with fresh.
If its not been stored as above then use it in the lawnmower, give it to a neighbour to use in his lawn mower, or give it to someone with a petrol car.
Hardley
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I mix some fresh petrol with the old, every year, never had a problem with the out board, which is now 25 years old.
Boathook
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I do the same with my 3 year old Honda 30. I start of with a fresh tank to make sure everything works and then dilute the old with new. The old is stored in sealed tanks which also possibly helps. Never noticed any problems - yet.
PeterGibbs
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"old petrol" will work fine in a petrol car. I dump stuff in my car every year - no problemos.
But "old petrol" works just fine in my OB too. How can that be? Everyone says it shouldn't....
And yours is just 6 months old - that's en primeur really.
PWG
VicS
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It depends how it has been stored and for how long it has been stored.
Dregs in the bottom of a nearly empty can or tank may well not be usable after 6 months.
If stored in a full air tight metal can in a cool place it may well still be usable after a couple of years, possibly more
I have had the Seagull run badly due to stale fuel, and i have had the Flymo completely refuse to run at all. Both ran perfectly when supplied with fresh stuff.
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grafozz
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put some into your deisel tank to kill any deisel bugs that may have been sleeping in there during the winter ...
Saint Louis
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[I have had the Seagull run badly due to stale fuel, [/QUOTE]
I have had the Seagull run badly.
I have had the Seagull run badly.
VicS
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With the minimum amount of attention and decent fuel one engine that can always be relied upon to run reliably is a British Seagull.
They may be noisy, dirty, heavy, awkward the handle but at least they are reliable.
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Saint Louis
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Mmm - I have nightmare memories of my father's Seagull Century Plus. It received the very best of treatment and TLC, and responded with the very worst of reliability. At least it taught me to do all manoeuvres under sail so I should be grateful.
neil_s
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I expect it will be OK to use. I will certainly not be throwing away the can full I have from last season!
Neil
Neil
ninky
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thanks for the suggestions. i'm wondering if the temperature has an impact. as it's been a severe winter i'm guessing the fuel(which was on boat on swing mooring) has gone sub zero a few times.
