What to do with mixed gas

[ourkid2000]

So I have quite a bit of Weedeater mixed gas left over from the summer. Didn't quite get through it all.

It's mixed 50:1 with synthetic 2 stroke oil..........is there anything I can burn this in to get rid of it? I don't have much except for a couple cars (Civic and an Elantra) and a snowblower LOL.

 

[nate379]

Dump it in the blower it will be fine... cars probably ok too, but I wouldn't risk it just in case.

I have done it many times with lawnmower's. Run out of straight gas but need to finish up and have some mixed gas for the weedwacker still.

 

[brownbagg]

pour it in the car with a full tank. it also make good fire ant killer

 

[djd99]

So I have quite a bit of Weedeater mixed gas left over from the summer. Didn't quite get through it all.

It's mixed 50:1 with synthetic 2 stroke oil..........is there anything I can burn this in to get rid of it? I don't have much except for a couple cars (Civic and an Elantra) and a snowblower LOL.

Throw it in your lawn mower and mow 1 mow time for the season, It will just smoke some but no big deal. Your rings will be well lubricated.

 

[HoosierBuddy]

Put some Stabil in it and save it for next year.

Put some of it in your weedeater and mower tank too, while you're at it.

Phil

 

[Falcon67]

My weedeater is running on two year old fuel - big deal. Still runs.

 

[wrigh003]

Put some Stabil in it and save it for next year.

Put some of it in your weedeater and mower tank too, while you're at it.

Phil

Some of the 2-stroke oil mixture has a fuel stabilizer in it already, or at least I think one of the ones I bought recently did- check your label. Might be no big deal at all.

 

[NUTTSGT]

What do you do with your used motor oil ?

 

[Mach1Guy]

run it in your car, it wont hurt anything. At the end of the season, i always have extra mixed gas from my boat. My 07 f150 burns it no problem. Garden tractor has no problems with it either.

 

[Costner]

I burn my extra mixed fuel in my snowblower and lawnmower. I think my mix was 40:1 but I dilute it by about 50% with regular gas when I burn it and there is no noticible smoking.

Used motor oil (which I have very little of since the only engines I change oil in are lawnmowers and snowblowers) I collect in a container and when full I take it to my local hazardous waste recycling facility. I make a trip down there about once every two years and they accept used antifreeze, oil, paint, lawn chemicals... whatever. They also offer a reuse facility where others can come and get things that others didn't need. I guess it is a great way to get a half gallon of paint for a small project etc.

If you don't have such a facility, a lot of quick lube places or service centers will take the used oil because many of them burn it in an oil burner for heat. Make a few calls and chances are you will find someone who wants it.

 

[e-tek]

I put stabil in my storage cars, plus my lawn mower and gas cans - mixed and straight - every winter. It's all fine next spring.

 

[Boyd Who]

I use Seafoam for a stabilizer in everything. Works well, and cleans out carbon buildup, too!

 

[Mach1Guy]

I use Seafoam for a stabilizer in everything. Works well, and cleans out carbon buildup, too!

Seafoam will not drop your octane rating like stabil will.

 

[fireball 440]

Put stabil in it and save it or dump it in the biggest 4 stroke engine you have (car). The jets on mowers are really small and if you put it in there and mow then that old mixed gas sits in the carb and can/will gum it up over winter.

Just reminded me I have a 1/2 gallon of chainsaw gas to get rid of... thanks!

 

[fireball 440]

Another thing to remember when you go to refill that can next spring. The federal government is talking about upping the ethanol content in 87 unleaded gas. It's currently 10%, the govt will be raising this to 15%. Premium doesn't have any ethanol in it, use that in your 2 stroke engines. Ethanol is horrible bad for 2 strokes.

 

[nate379]

E10 is only in some parts of the US. No ethanol here.

 

[krooser]

We used to race snowmobiles on alcohol without any problems... not much different than ethanol.

 

[benjamming]

Another thing to remember when you go to refill that can next spring. The federal government is talking about upping the ethanol content in 87 unleaded gas. It's currently 10%, the govt will be raising this to 15%. Premium doesn't have any ethanol in it, use that in your 2 stroke engines. Ethanol is horrible bad for 2 strokes.

Why can't premium have ethanol? I'm not aware of any restriction.

Ethanol has been around for over 2 decades in many northern America locations. They have run ethanol in their gas w/o problems. I believe there are external influences at play here & ethanol gets blamed for it. Ethanol has some good properties.

Note, that I don't advocate using food as fuel.

 

[Displaced Hokie]

For small engines...ethanol = bad.

The problem is that the fuel that is supposed to be 10% may actually be 10+ %. This causes all kinds of problems such as surging, vapor lock, and water in the fuel. It also attacks the rubber hoses and rubber carb needle/seats. Small engines don't have fuel injection or variable timing to compensate. Plus, most do not have components that will tolerate the extra alcohol.

I work in the power equipment industry, and I'm seeing products that have run fine for 20 years have all grades of issues now. I've also seen fuel test at 14% ethanol that was supposed to only be 10%.

Regarding the 2-cycle fuel, just run it in your mower. It will be fine.

 

[fireball 440]

^^What he said. The marine engines are the ones having the most problems. Snowmobile's are also having some problems. Both of my sleds have stickers on them that say not to run ethanol gas in them, and they are EFI. With the emissions restrictions getting tighter and tighter, 2 stroke manufacturers are running the engines leaner and leaner every year. Add to that on the edge lean engine some water gas and let the seizing begin.

 

[njfl]

You can run it in your car without problems. I run leftover gas mixed with castor (castor is what I run as the oil in my my jet skis) in my F150 each year at the end of the season. I honestly feel that the oil acts just like any of the top cylinder lubricants (Marvel, etc.).