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Lost Bushman

Lost Bushman

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Two years ago, I moved to SC from AZ in a 24ft. Penske Truck and my '69 Dart GT in tow. Inside that Dart GT was about 10-15 Gallons of good gasoline. There this gas sat in a closed tank for two years....

Fast Forward to Yesterday....

I finally brought my Dart from the barn I had it in and began to clean it out the best way I know how. I rigged up my siphon pump and started leeching the gas from the Dart into a gas can, via the siphon hose which I rigged one of those cheap clear in line fuel filters into.

While doing this, I had two small particles get caught by the filter and filled the 5 gallon can I had.

My question is this....

Is there and additive or some kind of treatment I can add to this fuel to make is useable again? For whatever reason, we are having fuel supply issues in my area and just dumping this stuff somewhere is time consuming and illegal. I don't want to pay someone to come get it or haul it all to my property 35 miles away, dig a hole and burn it 1 cup at a time, I'd rather use it...

Is there a way that I can?

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What did the gas look like that came out? Any jell or anything? Does it smell bad/stale? If either of these conditions are present, I would dispose of it through the proper channels in your area.

If I had 5 gallons of questionable gas I would add a can of Seafoam fuel additive to it, mix it with a full tank of fresh gas and burn it up.
 
It came out just fine I guess, I didn't notice any gelling or anything. It does smell a little old, but that's it. I've used seafoam before and I know that it is some crazy sh*t. My girl and I have an '05 Sentra and an '08 HHR as our DD's, I want to put this stuff to use. Do you think it would F up anything?
 
i wouldnt toss it. at least mix it with some good gas to dilute the mixture. maybe even throw it in an old lawn mower or somethin.
 
Got any fire ant beds? Monster weeds you can't get rid of?
 
I have a boat with an 80 gallon tank. I've never ever had it full and I've owned it 10 years. ONCE, I didnt start it for 9 months. Well.... That led to 2 new Fuel Pumps and a $900 Bill !!! (The Fuel Varnished the Pumps).

Now, I only put in what I can use within 6 months and I use Either Sta-Bil or Pri-G Which Helps the fuel last a "up to" a year.

Personally, I just Blend my old gas with new as well around 10 gallons fresh to 1 gallon of old. If I use it in a car. Maybe 5-1 in my lawnmower, It will still burn.
 
Put the gas in some 5 gallon pails and set them outside and let them evaporate. It is not worth the trouble to try to salvage bad gas. If it will mess up your car's fuel system, it will do the same to your mower(don't ask me, ask my boss).
 
i would use some sta-bil in the gas itself and then also throw in some techron to clean out any thing that might be in the system.
 
pour a little puddle and throw a match on it. if it goes up like whoosh its still good. if its slow to burn or burns like characoal starter its varnished
 
daredevil said:
pour a little puddle and throw a match on it. if it goes up like whoosh its still good. if its slow to burn or burns like characoal starter its varnished
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That's interesting. I've got 5 gallons I don't want to use in any engine. Still, I think I'll clean parts with it.
 
You can clean parts, pour it onto your garage floor, sweep it around then dump some kitty litter on it. Thats how I clean up oil or grease stains on the floor. I have some "bad gas" in 5 gallon cans in the garage that has saved me at least once. I found out that the gauge in the Dart is off by 1/4 tank and I ran out of gas in my driveway. I filtered some of this 4 year old brown, nasty gas into a small can with a tee shirt and dumped it in the Dart. It started up, ran smooth and got me to the gas station with no problems.
 
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