Thread: How to get rid of old petrol?

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Blend it with fresh fuel and run it in any of your Land Rovers, they're not fussy and were designed to tolerate poorer quality fuel than that.

See previous post - it’s in one of the Land Rovers already.

Originally Posted by Homestar

I have used a bit in the mower but I only used 3 litres for the entire year in it so that’s going to take a while.

Most of my place is garden beds - only one small patch of grass and when this mower dies (it was the cheapest Chinese mower I could find about 5 years ago) I will be replacing it with an electric unit.

Sure, but 3litres in the 101 wouldn’t get you to the end of your drive.

Originally Posted by Tins

Yep, and it wouldn't take long in the 101...

101 is nearly full and haven’t driven it in 18 months and not likely too any time soon unfortunately. Hopefully the carbs will be little less caring for fuel quality as there’s around 150 litres in that and I’d hate to waste it.

Originally Posted by Homestar

101 is nearly full and haven’t driven it in 18 months and not likely too any time soon unfortunately.

So it's stale as well??

Originally Posted by Tins

So it's stale as well??

the 101 was stale 40 years ago...

find someone with a 2 stoke bike and give it to them, mix it down a bit with some semi fresh fuel and send it A yamaha dt175 will run on up to 70% diesel.

Just so happens I know a guy...

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

find someone with a 2 stoke bike and give it to them, mix it down a bit with some semi fresh fuel and send it A yamaha dt175 will run on up to 70% diesel.

Just so happens I know a guy...

Cool - If you know someone (is it you or someone else?) - PM me some details and let them know it’s in Sunbury. They’ll need to bring jerry cans and the amount is a little unknown but up to 60 litres total - I drained the Jags second fuel tank which was full (45 litre) into it which had been sitting for years, and there was probably 10 to 20 litres in it. It’s in the RRC tank - which has a drain on it that works.

Originally Posted by Tins

So it's stale as well??

Not as bad as the stuff in the RRC which is pushing 10 years from what I can work out. The 101 still starts and runs fine so I’ll probably be fine with that if I can find the time to finish a few things and take it for a decent run at some stage.