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Subject:Re: Stale gasoline in fuel tank
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:13:14 -0600

Local hazardous waste disposal facility or as you suggested earlier, diluting it a small amount at a time into good gasoline.  Former is best.  It may cost something, here it does except for one weekend a year in spring.

David Mc

---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
> ok........
> it is technically not right and perhaps even illegal to sneak a cup of
> gasoline into 5 gallons of used oil that will be recycled.
> so don't do that !
>
> what is your suggestion about getting rid of it ?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
> To: "'Scott Daniel - Turbovans'" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>;
> <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 6:46 PM
> Subject: RE: Stale gasoline in fuel tank
>
>
> > You do not want to mix gasoline with oil. Worst of both worlds from a fire
> > potential. Easy to ignite and will really burn forever.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> > Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 3:57 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Stale gasoline in fuel tank
> >
> > sneak it into your old engine drain oil a qt or two at a time.
> > old used gas is a hard thing to get rid of.
> >
> > let it evaporate slowly in pans.  ...polluting though.
> > burn a cup at a time of it in an older car, mixed in with fresh gas.
> >
> > not something you want to get stuck with, really old gas in large amounts.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "zzyzx" <zzyzx9@GMAIL.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:12 PM
> > Subject: Stale gasoline in fuel tank
> >
> >
> >> We take our used oil to AutoZoneor the like.
> >> What does one do with 15 year old gasoline/lacquer  from a gas tank.
> >> I guess it would make good weed killer...but not EPA approved  ;-)
> >>
> >> S.S.
> >