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Old Fuel
mlw316	#1  Posted on 01/12/11 - 6:24 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 19 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/01/09	I usually give my boat a mid winter run down, meaning a wash and wax, change the engine oil and filter etc. Well I have let my gasoline get away from this year. I rarely used my boat this summer because of the oil spill and I have left the untreated gasoline in the boat since I would say mid October. What would you do? It's probably about twenty gallons. Would you drain it and start fresh, or top it off with another 60 gallons and marine grade sta-bil? I lean towards draining, but then there are the logistics of storing then getting rid of the bad gasoline. ARGH! I just don't know what to do? Edited by Tom W Clark on 01/12/11 - 6:35 PM
Tom W Clark	#2  Posted on 01/12/11 - 6:35 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 4280 Comments: 7 Joined: 09/30/05	Well, you don't say what boat you have but I assume it is larger if it can hold 80 gallons of fuel. If you only have 20 gallons in the tank now I would not worry about it in the least. Top off the tank before you use it next and you will be just fine.
mlw316	#3  Posted on 01/12/11 - 6:44 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 19 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/01/09	Tom W Clark wrote: Well, you don't say what boat you have but I assume it is larger if it can hold 80 gallons of fuel. Sorry about that. I have a 220 Dauntless. BW website says 90 gallons although I've never put more than 60 gallons in it at a time.
Tom W Clark	#4  Posted on 01/12/11 - 7:01 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 4280 Comments: 7 Joined: 09/30/05	Don't worry about it.
captnickm	#5  Posted on 01/13/11 - 1:42 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 64 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/30/10	I agree. You should be fine. But just in case you should always carry a few extra fuel filters with you. Nick - 19' Outrage II
Sebastian	#6  Posted on 01/13/11 - 6:59 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 148 Comments: 1 Joined: 08/17/10	Similar question, bought a used 17 foot and have about 9 gallons of gas in an 18 gallon tank - based on what the owner told me, maybe about a year since he ran the boat. 1984 Johnson 75 HP engine. I am just having a hard time trying to find a place that will take the gas and not the tank....Thanks Edited by Sebastian on 01/13/11 - 7:00 PM
Guts	#7  Posted on 01/14/11 - 7:42 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 612 Comments: 8 Joined: 11/21/08	Sebastian wrote: Similar question, bought a used 17 foot and have about 9 gallons of gas in an 18 gallon tank - based on what the owner told me, maybe about a year since he ran the boat. 1984 Johnson 75 HP engine. I am just having a hard time trying to find a place that will take the gas and not the tank....Thanks I ran into a similar situation, they won't pour it out of your tank because they have no receptacle the hold it. I went to the fire department and asked them and here's what they said. Pour it in a container/pan and set it outside and let it evaporate. There is no law about let it evaporate. And amazingly in the summertime it did evaporate very fast. The other thing you could do is buy some cheap containers and put your gas and that take it to the recycle center. But you're right in not getting get the container back. if your gas as not turn to a varnish you could clean the tank and refill it was small amounts of your bag gas so it would be deluded enough to burn with your good gas. I've been told by the lawnmower shop that gasoline loses a lot of its octane in about a month's time, don't know how true this is. But they swear it is so. Edited by Guts on 01/14/11 - 7:45 AM Guts/AKA/Kim
Sebastian	#8  Posted on 01/14/11 - 8:21 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 148 Comments: 1 Joined: 08/17/10	Thanks Guts!
Derwd24	#9  Posted on 01/14/11 - 9:28 AM
Member Posts: 1607 Comments: 9 Joined: 05/09/07	Sebastian, Put an ad on your local Craig's List advertising free old gas, suitable for yard equipment, etc. and the approx amount you have. I'd be surprised if you didn't get a few replies from guys who will come and pump it into their own containers. I did, that same day I placed the ad, it was gone. Dave - 1983 Outrage 22
Sebastian	#10  Posted on 01/14/11 - 10:10 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 148 Comments: 1 Joined: 08/17/10	Great Suggestion - I'll give it a try!
dgoodhue	#11  Posted on 01/14/11 - 12:40 PM
Member Posts: 278 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/04/05	Your gas isn't that old. You can add some more gas (maybe 20 gallons) and stabilizer and should be fine. If your worried, just siphon it out and run it threw your daily drivers. I had a truck with a blown motor sitting for 2 years recently. I siphoned out the gas and put 4 gallons each time into each off my drivers (so about a 20-25% concentration.) I didn't notice any problems. Years ago I ended up with some old gas in another car and ran it through my lawn mower, about the 5th year I had a hard time starting without using starter fluid to get it running, this was pre ethanol days though. Dave
Sebastian	#12  Posted on 01/17/11 - 8:57 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 148 Comments: 1 Joined: 08/17/10	Hey guys, thanks for the suggestions - I was able to give the gas away within 24 hours! Thanks for the help! Anyone know the best way to clean the tank? Just water or do I need to add anything? Thanks!
Binkie	#13  Posted on 01/18/11 - 4:10 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 2012 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/19/05	This will work if you have a pickup truck. Find some old gas containers and pour the bad gas in them. Then drive your pickup to the convenience store and park it in an out of the way but visible spot for a few hours. When you come back for your truck your gas and your gas cans will have disappeared.
HarleyFXDL	#14  Posted on 01/18/11 - 6:01 PM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 917 Comments: 30 Joined: 07/24/07	You need to move to a safer community Binkie....LOL Kevin 1988 11' Super Sport, 1987 Johnson 15hp. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance "Vegetarian - old Indian word for bad fisherman."
hc803	#15  Posted on 01/20/11 - 11:05 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 100 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/04/05	Derwd24 wrote: Sebastian, Put an ad on your local Craig's List advertising free old gas, suitable for yard equipment, etc. and the approx amount you have. I'd be surprised if you didn't get a few replies from guys who will come and pump it into their own containers. I did, that same day I placed the ad, it was gone. People love free stuff. Especially free gas! I got rid of 16 gals this way last summer.