What to do with old outboard gas

[Dave Bailey]

For some reason (probably stupidity on my part) this got posted in the Contests category. So I'll ask again here, where it should be.

 

I need to get rid of the fuel that my father-in-law has had in the tank for a few years, and a bonfire is not an option. Any suggestions?

 

Roy suggested using it, in small quantities, in my car. That was my original idea, but I don't have containers to hold it in and I don't want to buy another tank.

[HTHM]

Take it to an oil change place and ask to dump it in their waste oil.

[chris.brock]

it's free to get rid of it at the landfill hazardous waste section

[Gerritt]

lawn mower, snowblower, rototiller

[irishfield]

Best grass killer for an interlocking stone walk... not enviromentally correct, but...

[Raf]

take it to your regular mechanic. Most shops will take it

[Entropy]

North Oshawa waste transfer station will take up to 50L or there abouts.

[kickingfrog]

Best grass killer for an interlocking stone walk... not enviromentally correct, but...

 

Do you light it or just leave it? and I'm only half joking here.

[danc]

First, let me say that I think that the old gas going bad thing is just a myth drilled into the heads of consumers by companys making solutions to sell their products. I can't count how many times I've used one and two year old gas without a problem. My off season is 8 months long up here and never have I had a bad fuel issue without using stabilizer. Not once. But, if you must get rid of it, I like Roys idea. Just throw it into your vehicles gas tank. Don't waste it.

[irishfield]

Leave it..

 

Do you light it or just leave it? and I'm only half joking here.

[Muskieman]

Add a can of SEAFOAM and burn it in whatever burns gas. .actually if you buy some hamster bedding , soak up the gas with it , put it in muffin pans and pour paraffin wax on them , an awesome fire starter for camping .

[Dave Bailey]

Some of you may remember my question last year about the motor itself. It was running a little weird, starts fine, but RPM drops when I twist the throttle all the way, and it runs better with the choke out. I need to get it apart and give it a good cleaning, check the filter, etc. What I may do is just take it for a good long run and use up all the gas, and then do the maintenance. Could be the gas, could be the system needs a cleanout, could be the filter needs replacing, could be could be could be... I'm a complete newbie at this so things might involve a lot of swearing. May need to pick up a maintenance manual from somewhere.