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WoodyWW
Location: metro-Boston area
Joined: Oct 21, 2009
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How to measure amount of gas left in a 2.5 gallon container? Plus life span of gas w/fuel stabilizer???
Original Message Jan 31, 2011 12:54 pm |
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I have some gas leftover from last August, that I put fuel stabilizer in. But it's in one of those 2.5 gallon red poly jugs so I don't know the amount. I'd like to use it in my Toro 221Q, but I'd have to pour it into the jug I use for the gas/2 cycle oil mix, & then figure how much of the 2 cycle oil to use (that's in one of those little bottles to put in 1 gal. of gas). I'm thinking, weigh the gas?? I have a very accurate scale. This is b/c there's another big 2 days of snow coming in the Northeast tomorrow, & I may not get out to buy more fresh gas before. TIA for any advice...... PS--I just held the gas jug up to the light, & realized there are markings on it by the 1/2 gal. Looks like it's slightly less than 3/4 gal. Q.: If I need to do this, & then have to estimate the amount of 2 cycle oil, should I err on the side of too much oil?
This message was modified Jan 31, 2011 by WoodyWW
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aa335
Joined: Nov 29, 2008
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Re: How to measure amount of gas left in a 2.5 gallon container? Plus life span of gas w/fuel stabilizer???
Reply #8 Feb 1, 2011 3:47 pm |
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Thanks for all the tips! However, right now, I'm using more gas in my snowblower than my car. I'm going into another major snowstorm in the Northeast today, & worried I'll run out of the 2 cycle oil/gas mix I have left. Why I'm planning to use the 6 mo. old gas for the lawnmower, & mix it w/the 2 cycle oil if need be for the snowblower (pouring it in the 2 cycle oil/gas mix container first of course).
How this came about: 3-4 yrs. ago, after a big blizzard here, I ran out of gas for the snowblower. Which mean't I couldn't get the car out, to go buy gas, for the snowblower.......Spent 2 or 3 days shoveling..... We're experiencing a blizzard here. As always, before any big storms, I always stock up on gasoline for the snowblower. Even if I don't intend on going anywhere, I always fill all our vehicle tanks full of gas. Just in case we need to be venturing out, we don't have to needlessly trying to find a gas station. During a snowstorm and you are coming home from work, chances are there will be traffic jams where you are not moving at all, especially in populated area. It's comforting to have a full tank of gas trying to cross a gridlocked intersection that you've been looking at for the last 30 minutes.
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ratdog
Joined: Jan 17, 2011
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Re: How to measure amount of gas left in a 2.5 gallon container? Plus life span of gas w/fuel stabilizer???
Reply #9 Feb 1, 2011 4:39 pm |
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Woody, Next time you run out of gas, you can always siphon some out of the car for the snowblower. RD
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