Old Gas
 

I just purchased a used boat with a 1995 Merc 70 hp, 3 cyl. 2 stroke
"Force" motor. The previous owner said that the gas (~ 17 gallons)
was about a year and a half old. I would like to siphon it out into 4
five gallon cans. Has anyone done this and where do you suggest I
dispose of it. Please be kind.... I know where I don't want to put
it. I contacted the local Air Force Base Fire Department to see if
they could use it to burn during a practice fire, but the local Air
Quality Management Department (AQMD) required them to install propane
burners and burn propane during fire practice.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Harvey

Old Gas
 

"Harvey Arkawy" wrote in message
om...
I just purchased a used boat with a 1995 Merc 70 hp, 3 cyl. 2 stroke
"Force" motor. The previous owner said that the gas (~ 17 gallons)
was about a year and a half old. I would like to siphon it out into 4
five gallon cans. Has anyone done this and where do you suggest I
dispose of it. Please be kind.... I know where I don't want to put
it. I contacted the local Air Force Base Fire Department to see if
they could use it to burn during a practice fire, but the local Air
Quality Management Department (AQMD) required them to install propane
burners and burn propane during fire practice.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Harvey

Depending on the size of your tank you could just
mix in more gas. Or you could siphon it out and then
add just a little to each new tank of gas that you
get. 1.5 years is really not that old. If mixed in
at 40% with new gas I'd bet you'ld never have
a problem at all.

Old Gas
 

"Gary Warner" wrote in message
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"Harvey Arkawy" wrote in message
om...
I just purchased a used boat with a 1995 Merc 70 hp, 3 cyl. 2 stroke
"Force" motor. The previous owner said that the gas (~ 17 gallons)
was about a year and a half old. I would like to siphon it out into 4
five gallon cans. Has anyone done this and where do you suggest I
dispose of it. Please be kind.... I know where I don't want to put
it. I contacted the local Air Force Base Fire Department to see if
they could use it to burn during a practice fire, but the local Air
Quality Management Department (AQMD) required them to install propane
burners and burn propane during fire practice.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Harvey

Depending on the size of your tank you could just
mix in more gas. Or you could siphon it out and then
add just a little to each new tank of gas that you
get. 1.5 years is really not that old. If mixed in
at 40% with new gas I'd bet you'ld never have
a problem at all.


This gets my vote as well.

I've used up 9 year old gas doing this with no problems.

db

Old Gas
 

On 7/13/2004 12:40 PM, Harvey Arkawy wrote:

The previous owner said that the gas (~ 17 gallons)
was about a year and a half old. I would like to siphon it out into 4
five gallon cans. Has anyone done this and where do you suggest I
dispose of it. Please be kind.... I know where I don't want to put
it.

Depends on where you are, but around here the county's hazardous
household waste disposal program takes care of stuff like that.

Try looking under "hazardous waste disposal" in the online yellow pages,
and failing that, I'll bet that a local petroleum distributer
(wholesale, not just your average gas station) would know where to look.



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"There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing about in boats."
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Old Gas
 

I think I'd at least pour it out into another container before mixing it
with new ... just to make sure it's all gas.

"Harvey Arkawy" wrote in message
om...
I just purchased a used boat with a 1995 Merc 70 hp, 3 cyl. 2 stroke
"Force" motor. The previous owner said that the gas (~ 17 gallons)
was about a year and a half old. I would like to siphon it out into 4
five gallon cans. Has anyone done this and where do you suggest I
dispose of it. Please be kind.... I know where I don't want to put
it. I contacted the local Air Force Base Fire Department to see if
they could use it to burn during a practice fire, but the local Air
Quality Management Department (AQMD) required them to install propane
burners and burn propane during fire practice.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Harvey

Old Gas
 

Harvey Arkawy wrote:
I just purchased a used boat with a 1995 Merc 70 hp, 3 cyl. 2 stroke
"Force" motor. The previous owner said that the gas (~ 17 gallons)
was about a year and a half old. I would like to siphon it out into 4
five gallon cans. Has anyone done this and where do you suggest I
dispose of it. Please be kind.... I know where I don't want to put
it. I contacted the local Air Force Base Fire Department to see if
they could use it to burn during a practice fire, but the local Air
Quality Management Department (AQMD) required them to install propane
burners and burn propane during fire practice.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Harvey

Don't be concerned at all... that's not very old gas. If you feel you
must purge it, just drive your car/truck right up next to it and fill
up, oil & all. I just did this again a few weeks ago with a 6 gallon
OMC tank I found in the garage with gas of unknown vintage - this boat
was last used Sept. 2001 so it is at least that old. The Taurus didn't
even hiccup - and I've put on 2000 miles since - and it's going to the
Cape this week...

Rob

Old Gas
 

If your concerned, put in your buddy's car.

trainfan1 wrote:

Harvey Arkawy wrote:
I just purchased a used boat with a 1995 Merc 70 hp, 3 cyl. 2 stroke
"Force" motor. The previous owner said that the gas (~ 17 gallons)
was about a year and a half old. I would like to siphon it out into 4
five gallon cans. Has anyone done this and where do you suggest I
dispose of it. Please be kind.... I know where I don't want to put
it. I contacted the local Air Force Base Fire Department to see if
they could use it to burn during a practice fire, but the local Air
Quality Management Department (AQMD) required them to install propane
burners and burn propane during fire practice.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Harvey

Don't be concerned at all... that's not very old gas. If you feel you
must purge it, just drive your car/truck right up next to it and fill
up, oil & all. I just did this again a few weeks ago with a 6 gallon
OMC tank I found in the garage with gas of unknown vintage - this boat
was last used Sept. 2001 so it is at least that old. The Taurus didn't
even hiccup - and I've put on 2000 miles since - and it's going to the
Cape this week...

Rob

Old Gas
 

Or flush it down the toilet...

"Jim Kelly" wrote in message
...
If your concerned, put in your buddy's car.

trainfan1 wrote:

Harvey Arkawy wrote:
I just purchased a used boat with a 1995 Merc 70 hp, 3 cyl. 2 stroke
"Force" motor. The previous owner said that the gas (~ 17 gallons)
was about a year and a half old. I would like to siphon it out into 4
five gallon cans. Has anyone done this and where do you suggest I
dispose of it. Please be kind.... I know where I don't want to put
it. I contacted the local Air Force Base Fire Department to see if
they could use it to burn during a practice fire, but the local Air
Quality Management Department (AQMD) required them to install propane
burners and burn propane during fire practice.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Harvey

Don't be concerned at all... that's not very old gas. If you feel you
must purge it, just drive your car/truck right up next to it and fill
up, oil & all. I just did this again a few weeks ago with a 6 gallon
OMC tank I found in the garage with gas of unknown vintage - this boat
was last used Sept. 2001 so it is at least that old. The Taurus didn't
even hiccup - and I've put on 2000 miles since - and it's going to the
Cape this week...

Rob

Old Gas
 

Given that it has oil mixed in the gas, I would not recommend using it in
the car as your cat and oxygen sensor will not like it and could cause
premature failure.

2 stroke engines don't like old gas. As gas gets old it will loose its
octane rating and can easily cause pre-detonation. I would suggest you use
3/4 tank of 93 octane fuel to 1/4 tank of this old gas and use it up that
way. The higher octane fresh gas will compensate for the older stuff.


--
Tony
my boats at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com

"Harvey Arkawy" wrote in message
om...
I just purchased a used boat with a 1995 Merc 70 hp, 3 cyl. 2 stroke
"Force" motor. The previous owner said that the gas (~ 17 gallons)
was about a year and a half old. I would like to siphon it out into 4
five gallon cans. Has anyone done this and where do you suggest I
dispose of it. Please be kind.... I know where I don't want to put
it. I contacted the local Air Force Base Fire Department to see if
they could use it to burn during a practice fire, but the local Air
Quality Management Department (AQMD) required them to install propane
burners and burn propane during fire practice.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Harvey

Old Gas
 

Or flush it down the toilet...


Why not just pour it directly into the bay?
Same difference. The sewer treatment plant won't do squat to remove gasoline
from the sewage before it pipes it back out to the water.

Dumping petroleum into the sewer is specifically illegal in some locales, by
the way.

Dispose of it properly. If you're really nervous about it, burn it in your
lawnmower. Otherwise, put a quart or so in your car every fill up until it's
gone. (the gas, not the car)