disposing of old petrol

longwalks1

We have 3 x platic petrol cans we inherited when we moved all full of petrol, maybe 5 years old? we dont have a tip near us, whats the best way to dispose of it please?

Joe_Horner

Pour it in your tank and drive with it.

5 year old fuel will burn perfectly well despite all the handwaving about it "going stale" - especially if you add it to new stuff that's already in there.

Gloomendoom

Give it me. My lawnmower loves old petrol.

At least it never complains about it.

forgotmyname

Or make a firebox / alcohol stove using a tin can and a roll of toilet paper.

Squeeze toilet roll into a tin, making a tight fit, pour in the petrol to soak the toilet roll, add a lid to vary the air entering and light it. Standard tin size will run for a long time if you only allow a small amount of air to enter.

reeac

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Give it me. My lawnmower loves old petrol.

At least it never complains about it.

When I had a 2 stroke outboard motor I used, at the end of the boating season, to use up any of the surplus 50:1 mixture in my 4 stroke Honda mower. No problems whatever. A simple mower engine ( no calalytic convertor to worry about) is very tolerant.

LandyAndy