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Tim K
03-26-2019, 08:49
I guess the title says it all.
Great-Kazoo
03-26-2019, 08:57
Be prepared to pay a few dollars at the county landfill or hazardous waste disposal site.
bellavite1
03-26-2019, 08:58
Dump it on some tree huggers and light a match.
bobbyfairbanks
03-26-2019, 09:27
Let it evaporate
davsel
03-26-2019, 09:30
Washtub and a match
Tim K
03-26-2019, 09:39
Got it done. Thanks for the suggestions.
whitewalrus
03-26-2019, 13:00
Some counties have free hazmat disposal for household use and most items...El Paso is one of those, they may accept stuff from Teller residents as the two counties are quite connected in many services.
ray1970
03-26-2019, 14:10
Got it done. Thanks for the suggestions.

You lit the tree huggers, didn?t you?
Duman
03-26-2019, 19:31
Got it done. Thanks for the suggestions.

Wait a minute! Not so fast! Pics? Headlines about 3-alarm fire????
Duman
03-26-2019, 19:32
Ack!! I overlooked the operative word... 'responsibly'
OtterbatHellcat
03-26-2019, 19:34
Uncle Robb....nice!
SideShow Bob
03-26-2019, 19:34
Dang it ! I was going to ask you what is was contaminated with to see if would have worked in a flamethrower.....
BladesNBarrels
03-27-2019, 08:46
Actually, I was hoping to see an answer.
I had a boat with 12 year old fuel and called all the marine service folks in town.
No one would empty the tank and dispose of the fuel.
I ended up pouring a lot of STA-BIL into the tank and running around the lake until it was down to about 10% of the tank.
Smoke, uh-huh! Probably not too good for the 2-stroke engine.
Sixgun
03-27-2019, 15:08
Got any weeds around the house?
TFOGGER
03-27-2019, 15:36
I just pour stale fuel into the oil drain barrels here at the shop. No issues with the oil recycler, as long as there is no chlorinated hydrocarbons.
Tim K
03-28-2019, 08:08
I just pour stale fuel into the oil drain barrels here at the shop. No issues with the oil recycler, as long as there is no chlorinated hydrocarbons.

That's what I did. We added it to some used motor oil and a local auto parts store took it. It helped there wasn't as much in the tank as I'd estimated.
Jumpstart
04-12-2019, 05:48
Tim, which local parts store took it (oil) and was there a charge involved?
FoxtArt
04-12-2019, 19:52
Actually, I was hoping to see an answer.
I had a boat with 12 year old fuel and called all the marine service folks in town.
No one would empty the tank and dispose of the fuel.
I ended up pouring a lot of STA-BIL into the tank and running around the lake until it was down to about 10% of the tank.
Smoke, uh-huh! Probably not too good for the 2-stroke engine.

holy feck. I'm surprised anything ran on 12yo unleaded. Maybe it was just 90% stabil by that point?
def90
04-12-2019, 20:07
Tim, which local parts store took it (oil) and was there a charge involved?

I dropped off a couple jugs of used oil at Oreillys a few months ago for free.
BladesNBarrels
04-13-2019, 09:17
holy feck. I'm surprised anything ran on 12yo unleaded. Maybe it was just 90% stabil by that point?

Was down to about 60 gals in a 120 gal tank, so I put in another 40 gals, lots of STA-BIL, and ran it out.
Fresh gas after leaving about 12-15 gals in the tank, up to about 100 gals, and the engine ran fine.
Lucked out there, but would have preferred draining the old gas and starting over.
Jumpstart
04-18-2019, 05:17
I dropped off a couple jugs of used oil at Oreillys a few months ago for free.

I will give them a shot. Thanks.
def90
04-18-2019, 06:16
I will give them a shot. Thanks.

They take oil and transmission fluid for free


https://www.oreillyauto.com/store-services