1.) Huff it, 2.) Lawn mower 3.} Get a fire goin
1.) Huff it, 2.) Lawn mower 3.} Get a fire goin
That's gonna be a lot of grass cutting. Huffed enough driving it the last few days, I think I've had my fill.
That's gonna be a lot of grass cutting. Huffed enough driving it the last few days, I think I've had my fill.
That's exactly what my son said.
That's exactly what my son said.
Dump it down a gopher hole
Dump it down a gopher hole
i tried running a bit of bad gas thru a generator and it messed the engine up badly. i should have been more careful. in hindsight, getting usage out of old stale gas is not worth the trouble and expense it may cause.
i tried running a bit of bad gas thru a generator and it messed the engine up badly. i should have been more careful. in hindsight, getting usage out of old stale gas is not worth the trouble and expense it may cause.
Was it a newer generator? I used to run old gas through carburetor cars and trucks, maybe small engines are more sensitive?
Was it a newer generator? I used to run old gas through carburetor cars and trucks, maybe small engines are more sensitive?
If it's 10% ethanol gas, you've got to get that shit out of there.
1) Get a big clear container safe for gas 2) Add 1 gallon of water and 5 gallons of the shitty gas. 3) Shake it up. 4) Wait overnight, the water and ethanol will mix and form a bottom layer, the pure gasoline will be on top. The gas at the top must be clear, not cloudy. You need to wait for full separation or you'll get water in your gas. 5) Use a siphon to suck the water/ethanol mixture from the bottom of the container out. Take out a bit of the gas to make sure you got all of the water, you can tilt the container. 6) Go toss the ethanol/water bullshit to evaporate. 7) If you saw gum or debris in the pure gasoline, run it through an old clean towel to remove it. 8) Add a gallon of a time of the pure gasoline to your car/truck per fill up, although it's probably OK to do more with the gum, ethanol and water out of it.
If it's 10% ethanol gas, you've got to get that shit out of there.
1) Get a big clear container safe for gas
2) Add 1 gallon of water and 5 gallons of the shitty gas.
3) Shake it up.
4) Wait overnight, the water and ethanol will mix and form a bottom layer, the pure gasoline will be on top. The gas at the top must be clear, not cloudy. You need to wait for full separation or you'll get water in your gas.
5) Use a siphon to suck the water/ethanol mixture from the bottom of the container out. Take out a bit of the gas to make sure you got all of the water, you can tilt the container.
6) Go toss the ethanol/water bullshit to evaporate.
7) If you saw gum or debris in the pure gasoline, run it through an old clean towel to remove it.
8) Add a gallon of a time of the pure gasoline to your car/truck per fill up, although it's probably OK to do more with the gum, ethanol and water out of it.
Where does this bit of knoledge come from? I store non-E in jerry cans, but still have a couple cans of ethanol gas. Can you follow this process and store the gas?
Where does this bit of knoledge come from?
I store non-E in jerry cans, but still have a couple cans of ethanol gas. Can you follow this process and store the gas?
Can you follow this process and store the gas?
Yes. People with old motorcycles/engines don't like putting ethanol gas in them. This is how they remove the corn in areas where they don't sell real gasoline.
Ethanol binds aggressively with water (which is why it's so terrible for engines).
Pour a gallon of gas into a cup of water already in the container (1 part water to 16 parts ethanol gas). That's usually enough water. More water is fine if you think it's heavy on ethanol and want to get all of it. You just have to shake it well, let it settle until the gasoline at the top is crystal clear (overnight). Then siphon the water/ethanol mix off the bottom. The layer of water/ethanol at the bottom and pure gas at the top will be highly visible in a clear container, and there will be more water/ethanol than the original water you added. Add the gas to the water, don't add the water to the gas. This will help get the water into the gas more thoroughly before it separates. You also want to shake it for a good 30 seconds, longer is better.
The proper way to do it is with a big glass bottle + a siphon, an ethanator, or a separatory funnel, but any clear container and a siphon will do as long as the container material won't be melted by the gas.
With old gas you also need to filter out any gum that's built up in the gas. What's left over has a much longer shelf life. If it's really old gas, the gasoline itself can still go bad, but you'll have gotten the ethanol, gum, and water the ethanol has sucked into the gas out.
Edit this guy on jewtube has a pretty well thought out way to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opPZD8-2fLk
>Can you follow this process and store the gas?
Yes. People with old motorcycles/engines don't like putting ethanol gas in them. This is how they remove the corn in areas where they don't sell real gasoline.
Ethanol binds aggressively with water (which is why it's so terrible for engines).
Pour a gallon of gas into a cup of water already in the container (1 part water to 16 parts ethanol gas). That's usually enough water. More water is fine if you think it's heavy on ethanol and want to get all of it. You just have to shake it well, let it settle until the gasoline at the top is crystal clear (overnight). Then siphon the water/ethanol mix off the bottom. The layer of water/ethanol at the bottom and pure gas at the top will be highly visible in a clear container, and there will be more water/ethanol than the original water you added. Add the gas to the water, don't add the water to the gas. This will help get the water into the gas more thoroughly before it separates. You also want to shake it for a good 30 seconds, longer is better.
The proper way to do it is with a big glass bottle + a siphon, an ethanator, or a separatory funnel, but any clear container and a siphon will do as long as the container material won't be melted by the gas.
With old gas you also need to filter out any gum that's built up in the gas. What's left over has a much longer shelf life. If it's really old gas, the gasoline itself can still go bad, but you'll have gotten the ethanol, gum, and water the ethanol has sucked into the gas out.
Edit this guy on jewtube has a pretty well thought out way to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opPZD8-2fLk
Thank you for tje detailed explanation.
Thank you for tje detailed explanation.
It probably is an ethanol mix, where could I get a big enough container to mix the water into it?
It probably is an ethanol mix, where could I get a big enough container to mix the water into it?
Leave it outside (somewhere safe) for it to evaporate. It will take a couple of weeks.
Leave it outside (somewhere safe) for it to evaporate. It will take a couple of weeks.
Add some PRI-G to it then put it in the tank a bit at a time.
Add some PRI-G to it then put it in the tank a bit at a time.
Sounds simple enough. Any specific ratio, gallon, half gallon?
Sounds simple enough. Any specific ratio, gallon, half gallon?
look into it, claims it can help old gas also. They say if you add more than recommended it wont hurt. A small bottle treats alot of gas. I always use more than it says for my gas storage.
look into it, claims it can help old gas also. They say if you add more than recommended it wont hurt. A small bottle treats alot of gas. I always use more than it says for my gas storage.
Will do, thank you.
Will do, thank you.
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