How do you get rid of gasoline? (1 Viewer)

[glvsav37]

I have 2 full 5 gal cans of old gasoline from Hurricane Sandy that I would like to empty and reuse.

How do you get rid of old gas? I assume you can't just dump it?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Throw it in an incinerator.

 

[ZenMaster]

Take it to the nearest beach, spell out "HELP", and light it on fire.

 

[Mr. Retukes]

Just dilute it with some fresh gas and pour it into your car. What's the worst that can happen?

 

[top dog]

We have a local city run facility that accepts hazardous waste such as old gas and paint. check your city website.

Or just dump it behind your shed in the neighbor's yard.

 

[The General]

Some good ideas mentioned. Could do this as well

 

[mr roboto]

Put a half gallon in your tank when it's nearly full. Do this until it's gone. It's not bad. It's 2 years old.

 

[belljr]

Take it to the local facility or pour a little on you driveway. Set it on fire.

 

[top dog]

The gas in The Walking Dead is still good. Just throw it in your car. Or if you are really worried about it just pour it into your neighbors gas tank late at night. You are really just doing them a favor so there is no reason to be worried about getting in trouble.

 

[TenTimes]

I assume the same is true for gasoline?

 

[peaces]

Arson

 

[McGarnicle]

I had the same issue, decided to just pour the gas into a plastic milk jug and throw that onto a pile of brush I was burning. The jug doesn't melt immediately, so you have time to run away. Pretty badass display, and the gas is vaporized/consumed instantly in the explosion.

 

[bentley]

If you have the chance to throw it on a brush fire, that's definitely the best choice.

Otherwise, I may have dealt with the same issue by digging a hole in the edge of the back yard and pouring the gas in it. How much damage is 10 gal of gas really going to do?

 

[Ignoramus]

Put a half gallon in your tank when it's nearly full. Do this until it's gone. It's not bad. It's 2 years old.

This.

 

[Ignoramus]

I had the same issue, decided to just pour the gas into a plastic milk jug and throw that onto a pile of brush I was burning. The jug doesn't melt immediately, so you have time to run away. Pretty badass display, and the gas is vaporized/consumed instantly in the explosion.

Well, this.

 

[McGarnicle]

See, we all take gasoline for granted because we pump it into our cars every week, but it can be lots of fun!

 

[fantasycurse42]

Id pour it on Andy Dalton.

 

[Frostillicus]

Make a bunch of molotov cocktails and sell them on the corner.

 

[Mr. Retukes]

Make a bunch of molotov cocktails and sell them on the corner.

Selling molotov cocktails filled with expired gas is almost as dumb as selling a plutonium bomb made of pinball machine parts.

:runforitmarty:

 

[Bri]

Gas stations in most (if not all) states have to take it. Their in ground tanks have filters built in and they just pour it into them. Just make sure there's more than one guy working.

Another way would be to buy a bottle of Marvel Mystery Oil (for gas-there's two types) and pour half into each gas can. After a day, that gas will be good enough to put in your vehicle. It's a famous old cleaner that's been around for a zillion years.

 

[3C's]

Put a half gallon in your tank when it's nearly full. Do this until it's gone. It's not bad. It's 2 years old.

This.

Yep. Pouring gas into a car fuel tank can be tricky because of backflow preventers and overfill tubes though. If you don't get the gas can spout in far enough the gas just ends up on the floor. On my car there's also a spring loaded mechanism that prevents the wrong size spout from opening a flap. The spout has to be the right size to hit a nipple on each side ( )to open the flap. I bought a long neck funnel so the gas would get past the overflow tube then had to use a screwdriver along with the funnel to open the flap.

 

[Fat Nick]

Put a half gallon in your tank when it's nearly full. Do this until it's gone. It's not bad. It's 2 years old.

This.

Agree...in small quantities diluted in a full tank, it won't cause issues.

I know it's splitting hairs, but I'd argue that it is very much bad...It's just not as bad when mixed with good. If you poured that full tank into a car near empty, you'd get to clean out your fuel injectors, filter, etc.

The best thing to do is use Stabil to make it last a little longer, and then dump it in your car well before it goes bad.

 

[eoMMan]

Great on vanilla ice cream.

 

[Da Guru]

I remember when I was a little kid my uncle changing his oil and pouring the dirty oil down the nearest sewer.

 

[3C's]

I remember when I was a little kid my uncle changing his oil and pouring the dirty oil down the nearest sewer.

My dad used it on gravel roads to keep weeds form growing.

 

[BroadwayG]

Evaporation

 

[Mr. Know-It-All]

I usually just use it as starter for our firepit (no way it can get into the groundwater that way). But anything that makes cool explosions is better than my method.

 

[Joe Summer]

 

[Tick]

I have 2 full 5 gal cans of old gasoline from Hurricane Sandy that I would like to empty and reuse.

How do you get rid of old gas? I assume you can't just dump it?

Sandy was the east coast, right?

Use it this week in your snowblower.

 

[EYLive]

Drink it.

 

[Otis]

Cologne

 

[Tusken Raider]

If you live in the South, it's common etiquette to shout, "Hey y'all, watch this," before doing anything with gasoline other that placing it into a fuel tank.

 

[CurlyNight]

Give it to your unsuspecting arab neighbor as a thank you gift for keeping oil/gas prices low.

 

[Annyong]

If you live in the South, it's common etiquette to shout, "Hey y'all, watch this," before doing anything with gasoline other that placing it into a fuel tank.

also acceptable to say "Hold my beer."

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Id pour it on Andy Dalton.

Risky move -- gingers have a inherent +20 fire resistance.