Jerry can - Question
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Jerry can - Question
I have a Jerry Can (gas) 5 gal.
I m curious, what if there is a some gas in it, say half, how long will gas turns bad gas if i left it in shed or outside w/ shadow ??
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YOMAN!
I m curious, what if there is a some gas in it, say half, how long will gas turns bad gas if i left it in shed or outside w/ shadow ??
Thanks!
YOMAN!
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I read all the time that you should drain gas from mowers and such over the winter because the gas can go 'bad'. I have never, ever done that with anything I own and the egines never fail to start the next season. I have a Murray push mower that is over 12 years old that I use to trim with and it always starts on the first pull after three pushes on the primer button. I guess gas can go bad if it sits for a long time but over a 3 month period...it hasn't for me. My riding mower sat in a shed from last October till this month with over half a tank of gas. It fired right up.
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My experience on this:
I left a 2 gallon plastic can stored with gas, no 2 stroke mix and no sta-bil. 2 months later the gas was flat, wouldn't start anything. So next time I stored the gas after I mixed the 2 stroke oil, same can sat in the same place all winter (4 months) and just last week had no problems starting the blower.
I left a 2 gallon plastic can stored with gas, no 2 stroke mix and no sta-bil. 2 months later the gas was flat, wouldn't start anything. So next time I stored the gas after I mixed the 2 stroke oil, same can sat in the same place all winter (4 months) and just last week had no problems starting the blower.
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It takes about two weeks for gas to go bad, depending on where you buy it from. I would definetely run sta-bil in there, unless you dump them in your tank and refill them every time you fuel the truck.
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Only the Shadow knows!!!
Real gas will last several months in a metal container without problems. I have had six month old gas work fine after mixing it up for a second. It might have worked without mixing tho. The volatile parts can't evaporate away when in a sealed metal container.
Plastic containers just don't cut it. They are also permeable to moisture.
Real gas will last several months in a metal container without problems. I have had six month old gas work fine after mixing it up for a second. It might have worked without mixing tho. The volatile parts can't evaporate away when in a sealed metal container.
Plastic containers just don't cut it. They are also permeable to moisture.
