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BarryB · 12-11-2009, 09:13 PM

Buy a bunch of cat litter, pour it into a bucket then pour the gas into it. Keep doing the process untill all the old gas is gone, The you can take the litter to the dump.

jaros44sr · 12-11-2009, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

we just pour it in the waste oil heaters at work. If it burns, it goes in the tank.

Man, that is news to me, didn't know you could do that with out a big explosion

msgross · 12-11-2009, 09:32 PM

we use to mix it with diesel and burn poop... yes I said poop.. just another reason to "JOIN THE AIRFORCE!"

Longhorn Man · 12-11-2009, 11:01 PM

you can pour gas on the ground and light it... it won't explode.
Without compression, you only get a fireball... not an explosion.
I frequently burn off what ever I spill (example like a carb swap) in the yard in a hubcap or something. Been doing it for 20 years, never an explosion.
ever.

big mike71 · 12-11-2009, 11:18 PM

Put it in a bag and huff it.

1968SWBBigBlock · 12-12-2009, 12:24 AM

I just went thru this - I called my local recycling center - they pointed me to a company about 20 miles away that takes it for free.
The recycle oil and fuel at this company- just show up and dump it into a big pit - in and out in under 5 minutes

jaros44sr · 12-12-2009, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

you can pour gas on the ground and light it... it won't explode.
Without compression, you only get a fireball... not an explosion.
I frequently burn off what ever I spill (example like a carb swap) in the yard in a hubcap or something. Been doing it for 20 years, never an explosion.
ever.

Cool. thanks for the heads up, because a friend and I share a 250 gallon oil tank for our waste oil. Well somehow gasoline was added and I wanted to use this waste oil for one of those heaters, but was concerned about the end result

**leddzepp** · 12-12-2009, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by big mike71

Put it in a bag and huff it.

Pour it on some concrete. It will evaporate.

mr48chev · 12-12-2009, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by PanelDeland

Varnish something wood.

actually not a bad idea. I have an old sheet of scrap plywood that I pour old paint that I want to get rid of on and let it dry. Just put what ever you pour it on way away from the house and garage. Pour it a little at a time so that it has time to soak in and or dry.

from past experience it will mess up a set of valves in an engine real quick.

hotrod 80 · 12-12-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffspower

DONT run that stuff in anything, mixed with new or whatever. It's just asking for trouble.

I was thinking of running it in my Powerstroke next fil up .

I've mixed some with diesel before for fire starter. I'll use it on burn piles, or to burn the weeds out of fences in the spring.

I also though about this . I just don't burn that much .

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Originally Posted by JET4x4

Mix it in with your waste oil, thats what I've always done. I think most walmarts that have an auto center will take waste oil for free.

Smells to bad . Not a good idea imo.

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Originally Posted by airdale94

Put it in a sprayer and use it for weed control.

Again the smell.

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Originally Posted by Dark Knight

Whatever you do, DON'T get any on yourself. That stuff burns like a mother!

Of course, I was dealing with 13 year old gas...

Imagine id have to throw away any clothes that i got it on . Wife wouldn't let me into the house and for sure wouldn't let me use the clothes washer smelling like that .

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Originally Posted by suprachrgd82

http://www.baytown.org/news/releases/hazards.htm

Number at bottom of page.

I'll call them and ask them about the old gas in my mother-in-laws garage since im not in the city .

I have bought an old truck that has been sitting for 11 years and i intend to remove the fuel tank before bringing it home as the fuel is horrible . I'll probable at this point pull the tank and drain to a gas can marked old gas . Add some diesel to the tank and wash it around to try and get as much as posssible , then dispose of the tank through the metal recyclers and dispose of the old gas after contact with the city . Great ideas and some really sound advice .

no moa · 12-12-2009, 12:26 PM

I been dumping a gallon in the car, then fill the tank, it mixes well like 15 gallons of mid grade and one gallon of old. also add a bit of outboard motor oil for lubricity

**special-K** · 12-12-2009, 01:40 PM

Throw it up in the air as far as you can and run away really fast.

dmartin1 · 12-12-2009, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Throw it up in the air as far as you can and run away really fast.

LMFAO

12-11-2009, 09:13 PM	#26
BarryB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 3,904	Re: Old gas disposal Buy a bunch of cat litter, pour it into a bucket then pour the gas into it. Keep doing the process untill all the old gas is gone, The you can take the litter to the dump. __________________ We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp; some are pretty;and some are dull. Some have weird names; and all are different colours;but they all have to live in the same box. You may be only one person in the world, But you may also be the world to one person. * Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. Two rules in life. 1. Never sweat the small stuff! 2. Everything is small stuff!

12-11-2009, 09:32 PM	#28
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: Old gas disposal we use to mix it with diesel and burn poop... yes I said poop.. just another reason to "JOIN THE AIRFORCE!" __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

12-11-2009, 11:01 PM	#29
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Old gas disposal you can pour gas on the ground and light it... it won't explode. Without compression, you only get a fireball... not an explosion. I frequently burn off what ever I spill (example like a carb swap) in the yard in a hubcap or something. Been doing it for 20 years, never an explosion. ever. Last edited by Longhorn Man; 12-11-2009 at 11:03 PM.

12-11-2009, 11:18 PM	#30
big mike71 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: independence mo Posts: 2,111	Re: Old gas disposal Put it in a bag and huff it. __________________ I'm not as good as I once was, But I'm as good once as I ever was.

12-12-2009, 12:24 AM	#31
1968SWBBigBlock Active Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,643	Re: Old gas disposal I just went thru this - I called my local recycling center - they pointed me to a company about 20 miles away that takes it for free. The recycle oil and fuel at this company- just show up and dump it into a big pit - in and out in under 5 minutes __________________ 1968 SWB 454 + .040, 490HP x 540 FT pounds of Torque 10-1 Kb Forged pistons, recon rods w/ ARP wave loc bolts 781 heads Ported with 2.19/1.88 SSTvalves Lunati 60204 cam, Micro Trol lifters, Ported Edelbrock Performer Rpm manifold armor coated, Pertronix Triple Strike Ignition Holley 770 Street Avenger carb,Headers armor coated Built by Watson Ruppel Performance in Sarahsville Ohio. Hardshift Tranny Built Turbo 350,TSI 10" 3000 stall 12 Bolt Eaton Posi 4.10 Richmond Gears moser axles 18.5" x 31" Hoosier Pro Street Radials ET Classic 5 Wheels - polished Power Steering, Power Brakes,Disc Brakes,Tach & Gauge Dash, Tilt,Factory Air (gone) Custom Paint & Body Work Special thanks to my wife, my son and my money tree

12-12-2009, 12:26 PM	#36
no moa Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: maine Posts: 2,315	Re: Old gas disposal I been dumping a gallon in the car, then fill the tank, it mixes well like 15 gallons of mid grade and one gallon of old. also add a bit of outboard motor oil for lubricity Last edited by no moa; 12-12-2009 at 12:30 PM.

12-12-2009, 01:40 PM	#37
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