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Old 12-14-2014, 11:18 AM
 
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Last time I took a plastic fuel can full of stale gasoline to dispose of the waste at north wake, the attendant said he is not supposed to give me back the fuel can.

What should we transport the fuel in when we take it? Surely we are not expected to buy a new fuel can every year?

Seems like he's trying to give me the choice to just dump it somewhere nobody wants vegetation, or ask me to lug in my power equipment and let him do the draining himself. Not a very good plan for encouraging proper disposal it seems.

I looked at the Wake website and didn't see any answers, sorry if I overlooked it.
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Old 12-14-2014, 12:38 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Last time I took a plastic fuel can full of stale gasoline to dispose of the waste at north wake, the attendant said he is not supposed to give me back the fuel can.
Is it straight or mixed? If it is not mixed, I heard you should just add put in your car. You could spread it out over a few tanks to dilute it.
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Old 12-14-2014, 02:25 PM
 
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Sorry I should have said 2 cycle gas/oil mix.
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Old 12-14-2014, 03:57 PM
 
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Can't you save some milk jugs and put in them instead?
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Old 12-14-2014, 04:52 PM
 
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Can't you save some milk jugs and put in them instead?
I'm not sure if that's legal, and I don't drink milk.
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Old 12-14-2014, 05:01 PM
 
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Any kind of plastic container should be fine. The website doesn't say it has to be in a specific kind of container.
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Old 12-14-2014, 05:31 PM
 
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You sure it's stale? I've used 2 stroke fuel that was several years old and it worked fine.
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Old 12-14-2014, 06:01 PM
 
Location: Morrisville, NC
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Sta-Bil is your friend. No need to throw out old gas is you use it.
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Old 12-14-2014, 06:09 PM
 
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Freshness of fuel can have an impact on longevity of certain types of equipment. You can shove regular gas into many engines that need a higher octane for example, and they may work, but it's not the best plan for every engine and for folks who simply prefer not to put stale gas in them just to save a few pennies.

I have read in various locations ( heres one example Gas Container Requirements | eHow) that regulations require specified containers for transporting gas.

I think I asked a valid question. I do not want to be talked into running stale gas, using additives to make stale gas more likely to work or using questionable containers.

The original question still stands.
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Old 12-14-2014, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Baja Virginia
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Pour it on your dead leaves and light it on fire.

I'll show myself out.
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