Saving fuel

**Clarkey** · 25th March 2014, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

the best way I know how to save fuel is to pour it into a clean drum and screw the lid on
tight......hide it in corner of your shed.

but it will either evaporate or eventually go off

**Clarkey** · 25th March 2014, 03:06 PM

The king of the mountain may have passed but the spectre of his cohort Dr.Dowker and the energy polarizer seem to always be around these miraculous fuel saving devices.............any one remember Orgon energy?

**d2dave** · 25th March 2014, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by Clarkey

but it will either evaporate or eventually go off

Not if it is airtight. My understanding is that fuel goes stale when air gets to it. If it is in a totally air tight container in won't.

**Greatsouthernland** · 10th May 2014, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by d2dave

Not if it is airtight. My understanding is that fuel goes stale when air gets to it. If it is in a totally air tight container in won't.

I've got a spare plastic jerry of diesel (20l) sitting in the shed since the RRS went to RR heaven. How long til I can't use it on the next one? Should I mix 250ml of kero or something with it similar to alpine mix and get away with it? Or just dump it, I mean use it for something else

**d2dave** · 10th May 2014, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by Greatsouthernland

I've got a spare plastic jerry of diesel (20l) sitting in the shed since the RRS went to RR heaven. How long til I can't use it on the next one? Should I mix 250ml of kero or something with it similar to alpine mix and get away with it? Or just dump it, I mean use it for something else

I did ask a question a while ago about whether diesel goes off and the consensus was that it doesn't. Only last week I chucked half a jerry of diesel (into the Tdi) that was lying around the inlaws place after they sold their tractor.

It was possibly a couple of years old.

Stale Fuel

**Disco Muppet** · 11th May 2014, 12:24 AM

Anyone else getting the hi-clone ads on TV again?
They've been on a fair bit here

**Dougal** · 11th May 2014, 06:50 AM

Originally Posted by debruiser

It's a proven fact that most cars can run on standard unleaded, but will get better economy /power from premium. It actually outweighs the extra cost of premium! Same can be said for that rubbish E10 stuff, it's actually more expensive than real fuel because you get less bang for your buck.

but lets not start me on the E10 thing....

To gain any benefit from higher p octane you need high enough compression or forced induction that has to run retarded spark on lower grades.

I've only had three petrols, a corolla, a Nissan and now the 3.9 v8. Neither the corolla nor nissan did better on high octane. The rover v8 ain't getting it on principle.

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