Re: [ihc] old gasoline and old trucks...

[John Hofstetter <hofs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 16, 2004, at 8:39 PM, Mac McMuffin wrote:

> so that's what leads to the questions.  what is to be done with that 
> old
> gas?  can it be reconditioned (i hope, but not holding my breath)?  or 
> does
> it have to be dumped, and if so, where and how?  that's a LOT of 
> gasoline to
> be dealing with.  a hundred and fifty gallons isn't something to take
> lightly.  and expensive to replace at current fuel prices.  any 
> suggestions
> or ideas are welcomed.  will that Stabil stuff help?  or is that only 
> for
> gas *before* it goes bad?
It only works before the fact, not after the fact.

>  is there something else that might help that gas
> be useable again if it really is bad?  what's the best way to tell what
> condition the gasoline is in, anyway?  if it was *YOUR* truck and you 
> had
> that much gasoline in the tanks to worry about, what would you do with 
> it?
I'd drain one of tanks, inspect the gas out of it, and if it wasn't TOO 
bad, I'd put it into one of the other tanks. Then I'd fill the empty 
tank with good gas. Maybe, I'd also add some fresh gas to the other 
tanks. Maybe a couple of cans of Heet in each tank. Then I'd start the 
truck on the good gas, and when I knew that I was going a ways, I'd 
switch to the old gas, and continue this way until the old gas was 
gone.

I really hope somebody else has a better idea for you Mac.

John

> thanks for listening.
>
> --Mac
John Hofstetter
Ol' Saline
www.goldrush.com/~hofs