old fuel

[riz]

hey everyone, i have a spare ten lite jerry tank in the boat atm, there has been fuel in thier since the first time i took the boat out when i filled it up, seeing as though i havent used it yet, what does everyone do with old fuel? it has been i n their for about 4 months maybe now, and dont really want to use it in the motor, should have used it ages ago but yeh havnet

[ipk18]

Good weed killer

[shortie]

lawn mower

[cookie_7]

Fuel will start to go off as little as 3weeks, depending on the climate, if its premium fuel maybe a little longer? If you really need to use the old fuel, mix it with new fuel 50/50, or you can just use the 10litres for your car. Better than getting stuck on the side of the road than on the water. Quick way to find out if your fuel is off, have a sniff, if it smells bad forget about it.

[big al]

have had unleaded in boat mixed with -moreys fuel stabilzer - for 6 months then went out in boat still got same revs and speed out of the 4/susie cheers al

[regulated]

yeah premium fuel goes off quicker. Any unused fuel I run it through the car. I I plan a trip well I have enough fuel to get me to the boat ramp and I dump my spare fuel tank into the car for the trip home. That way there is always fresh fuel for the boat

[Bi_polar]

Good weed killer

+1

[riz]

yeh did a job for this hell of a client a while back, might need to "fix" her new turf

[Seiran]

As mentioned above. The car or lawn mower is a good place for it.

That being said, I once left my motorcycle sitting outside over winter in the UK for 4 months without using it, as she fired up straight away and ran without any problems on the old fuel.

[Homer4duff]

It may take a few lawn mowing sessions to go through 10 litres of fuel :-)

I reckon 10 ltrs mixed in with the tank shouldn't be to much of a drama as long as your tank is fairly large, eg. if you had a 60ltr tank I think 10ltrs of oldish fuel won't cause any issues.

[Binder4]

Wife's car.

[aussie123]

You won't have a problem at all using it through your motor.

If its a portable tank just add half in and use it first but if its a bigger underfloor type tank just pour it in.

10 litres mixed in a larger tank will not be an issue at all.

[riz]

thanks everyone