Well, I screwed up.
I just discovered two five gallon Jerry cans are full that I thought were empty. I have 10 gallons of untreated gas dated 1.1.17. Grrrrrr...
Well, I screwed up.
I just discovered two five gallon Jerry cans are full that I thought were empty. I have 10 gallons of untreated gas dated 1.1.17. Grrrrrr...
I wonder if he had any hair left...Light a bonfire with it. What's the worst that can happen?
OH RIGHT! STOP DROP AND ROLL!!!!!
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Well, I screwed up.
I just discovered two five gallon Jerry cans are full that I thought were empty. I have 10 gallons of untreated gas dated 1.1.17. Grrrrrr...
I wonder if he had any hair left...
I'm glad to see there are others that don't have problems with the run of the mill fuel. My small engines: Power washer (Honda), Weed Wacker (2 stroke Echo), and Lawn Mower (Kohler) all start up each spring with little argument. I do typically use the top tier stations but don't do anything special other than fuel treatment and feed them fresh fuel to start each spring. The little echo gets the worst as I usually haven't used all of last season's 50:1 mix so it gets some slight carb tuning but usually not much more than a tiny turn of the fuel needles.
Our boat was my biggest concern, it had almost 2 year old fuel (pregnancy and then a pair of newborns) but it started right up in the driveway when we put the ears on it to see. Ran a little rough but we filled it with fresh fuel and it was happy after that.
If it were me I'd siphon out what you could and burn it in a car. Ours was mostly empty and we mixed the old fuel with ~20 gallons of fresh but that was after the initial start in the driveway. It probably helps that it is a fuel injected V8 as well. Little concern of carburetor issues.That's what has me concerned, all though I did put Stabil in it before winterizing last year, but I haven't had it out at all this year. Going to try and go out next weekend just to run the old gas out and re-winterize it. Pretty sure I've got a full 6 gallon tank plus a partial tank. Way more than I could use by trying to pour it into my can that I use for my 2 cycle engines (weedeater, chainsaw and leaf blower).
If it were me I'd siphon out what you could and burn it in a car. Ours was mostly empty and we mixed the old fuel with ~20 gallons of fresh but that was after the initial start in the driveway. It probably helps that it is a fuel injected V8 as well. Little concern of carburetor issues.
6 gallons...in about 12.50:1, 2 gallons in 20?
Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I've done it.
6 gallons...in about 12.
Don't do it all at once.
Something something boat something somethingWell, hopefully if all goes as planned, I'll be able to get the boat out for one last (and first) hurrah and it will be a moot point.
Something something boat something something
I will say boating in October is great for riding. Light traffic and if you time it right decent temps and fall colors. I have also been swimming in some of our freak 70-80 degree October days.