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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 26/04/2022 : 20:00:33
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I want to drain the three or four gallons of petrol lying in the tank as they’ve been there for at least nine months and are probably the cause of the J2 running very poorly. But how do I dispose of the waste petrol? In the good old days you’d just have drained it into the grating in the gutter but I gather that’s not acceptable these days.
My local recycling centre can handle waste oil, but not petrol. So where to go?
Suggestions, anyone?
Simon J
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leafrancis14
United Kingdom
323 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2022 : 20:22:32
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Lawn mower?
Barny Creaser
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Orstin
United Kingdom
640 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2022 : 20:27:54
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Use the car, topping it up with fresh petrol every now and then, 'diluting' the old petrol. Soon be done...
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Christian H
Germany
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Posted - 26/04/2022 : 20:37:20
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Drained petrol from the MG goes into the daily driver with sufficent fresh petrol - never had any trouble - whatever the fuel mixture of the MG was...-;) Petrol is made for "consumption" in a short time - same as with beer: Doesn´t taste any more after left standing open in a glass / in it´s bottle for a few days....
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6204 Posts |
Posted - 26/04/2022 : 20:47:19
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Thanks everyone.
I don’t have a garden, Barny, so no lawn mower.
While I’d agree that simply filling her up with fresh fuel and keeping her topped up to dilute the stale stuff would be the ideal solution, Hugh, I doubt very much that I’ll clock up the miles in the near future to drain down the tank sufficiently to make this work. That’s why I’d just like to get rid of it and start with fresh stuff in the tank.
Both daily drivers are diesels and adding petrol to diesel isn’t a good idea. Don’t ask me how I know that! But in truth I hadn’t thought of that and I think my daughter's car is probably petrol. So adding a gallon at a time to her tank might work. Good thinking, Christian!
Simon J
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coracle
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26/04/2022 : 23:50:43
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Originally posted by Simon Johnston
Thanks everyone.
I don’t have a garden, Barny, so no lawn mower.
Simon J
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Phil Standish
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/04/2022 : 19:25:07
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If there is four gallons and with the price of fuel I would like to get the ferry over to collect it for my lawn mower please Simon  |
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6204 Posts |
Posted - 28/04/2022 : 06:49:48
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It’s a deal, Phil. 
Simon J
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Colin Butchers
United Kingdom
1487 Posts |
Posted - 28/04/2022 : 11:06:40
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I use some spacial jollop in the PA which it is claimed prevents any problem with stale petrol. I don't know whether it is any good but I fired the car up last Friday, not having used it since last November, and it started straightaway. Well pleased.
Colin B.
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leafrancis14
United Kingdom
323 Posts |
Posted - 28/04/2022 : 11:56:32
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I'm still working my way through a tank of petrol from November-ish….and it is of the E10 variety as well. In my happiness in finding a petrol station whilst down to the reserve, I filled it completely up with the stuff. However, no problems experienced and I have used almost all of it with the car still going OK. Not sure if its my imagination or not, but I think it is just fractionally down on power, noticeable at 4500+ revs.
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coracle
United Kingdom
1988 Posts |
Posted - 28/04/2022 : 12:29:56
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I think I last put petrol in over a year ago with a dollop of tetraboost.
It started OK on Monday and went very well.
The regular problem I have after prolonged inactivity is petrol leakage from the carbs, undoubtedly due to the drying out of various fibre washers.
It's always a worry when petrol drips onto the distributor with all those sparks going on inside. |
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Keith Durston
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/04/2022 : 14:17:20
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I think I last put petrol in over a year ago with a dollop of tetraboost.
It started OK on Monday and went very well.
The regular problem I have after prolonged inactivity is petrol leakage from the carbs, undoubtedly due to the drying out of various fibre washers.
It's always a worry when petrol drips onto the distributor with all those sparks going on inside.
Nigel, you are lucky you don't have an M type. The leaking carb is right above the exhaust pipe and the petrol tank is above your knees!
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tonym
United Kingdom
655 Posts |
Posted - 28/04/2022 : 14:29:50
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Colin
and the "special jollop" is ????? |
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6204 Posts |
Posted - 28/04/2022 : 20:08:19
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I drained the petrol out this morning and in truth it didn’t seem that bad with no ghastly smell. I’ll throw some BP Ultimate into it next week and see if it makes any difference.
Phil, there probably wasn’t enough to justify coming over for it () but a local vintage car club pal has a large garden and reckoned his mower would run on anything so I gave it to him. Good suggestion, Nigel!
Simon J
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Colin Butchers
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/04/2022 : 10:58:33
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Tony. I cannot remember what the magic stuff was called, but I bought it at an autojumble where the vendor was offering a number of different products all of which claimed one benefit or another for vintage engines. These products included the wire mesh bag of tin balls allegedly designed during WW2 to enable Spitfire and Hurricane engines to run on low quality Russian petrol. Didn't buy those, mainly because I already have them in the PAs tank ! Looks as if I am a sucker for any hard sell, but those were recommended to me by the late and much missed Michael B Hawke. Mike was of course a very senior naval engineer and as he told me that they gave him better starting, more m.p.g. and all the other benefits claimed in the adverts, I tended to believe him.
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