Gas disposal question

[rjoynt]

Yesterday I picked up a FD-10. A 1956 15hp Johnson. Along with the motor came a pressure tank and line. Inside the tank is a full tank of gas. OLD. Probably ten or more years old. Any ideas on how to properly dispose of the gas?
BTW. The motor is an electric start!!!!! All for $75.00!!!
Merry Christmas to me!!!

[joecb]

Old gas works great for killing poison ivy.

Joe

[stanley]

I run it through fine mesh strainer and mix it a little at a time to my lawn mower gas or to my old trucks gas tank.Done it for years no problem.

[Buccaneer]

Some counties have drop off sites, or yearly
collections at various towns in the county.

Prepare to be boarded!

[Rob]

I run it through fine mesh strainer and mix it a little at a time to my lawn mower gas or to my old trucks gas tank.Done it for years no problem.

^^^^^THIS.

Pour it through some sort of strainer and mix it with the fuel of anything with a carburetor. EFI engines can get a little more finicky about that sort of thing but it never stopped me! One time, I straight up poured 2 gallons of old premix into an almost full tank in my pick up truck. The ratio was about 20 gallons of E-10 and 2 gallons of old, nasty premix. My truck (1999 Silverado) never knew the difference and that was 20k miles ago.

Rob

Rob

[opposedtwin]

Yep, I have poured old premix in my gas tank and have never had a problem. Strain it first like stated above, and put some in just before you fill it up.

[stanley]

I use the same paper strainer funnels that I use when mixing finishes.Get them at Napa for free as a regular customer.

[beerman57]

Call your local landfill, we have a hazardous waste drop off here. Our ground water can get polluted pretty easy. We can also put used motor oil in jugs out for pick up on trash day.

[1946zephyr]

I clean parts with old gas

[jerry-ahrens]

I tried using it a little at a time in an old Nissan car I have. Didn’t have any trouble for a while until I used 50/50 old gas mixed with new. I stuck a fuel injector open, and went through complete misery fixing it myself. A reman injector for that engine was $130. I will never put old gas in my vehicle again. But that’s just my humble opinion..
I give all my wast oil to a local scrap yard to heat his shop with, as he has a waste oil heater. He told me he likes having some gas mixed with it. It’s easier to pump and the heater burns it fine.

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