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Old 12-28-2007, 07:09 PM
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well i bought some c16 like 8 months ago and its been sitting in a red gas container for a while. its been out of the sun, in my garage and ive opened the container like once. I wonder if its safe to use
Old 12-29-2007, 03:56 AM
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how much is it? 2-3 gals? they say it is ok, but 8 month old fuel is it really worth 30 bucks on your engine?

i wouldnt use it, hell i have 7 gallons in my car from sept. you can have it if you come get it he hee.
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I would just drain it and use fresh, not worth the risk, I know my heart would be pounding when I first got on the gas, waiting for some serious detonation.
I think E85 is the same way, has a short shelf life.
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Def not worth the risk.
Old 01-02-2008, 09:14 PM
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C16 is actually more stable than regular pump gas. It should be fine as long as it did not get significant UV exposure.

You might want to do a search - I recall another thread on this topic a while back that had a lot of input from racers who held gas over from the previous season.
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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2005597

Little information I linked to in that thread about race fuel storage.
http://www.whitfieldoil.com/ww....html

I would not use it because of the container it was stored in.
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Light it on fire and see... If it burns, its good. If not, then its no good...

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... I wouldnt use it since the container didnt really "protect" it from the sun.
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It sucks to throw it away, but i would rather waste $30 in fuel than ruin a couple thousand dollar engine. If nothing else, use it as solvent or something...
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You can put it in your mower in the spring- that will show the neighbors that you're serious about your lawn.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jmm96gsr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You can put it in your mower in the spring- that will show the neighbors that you're serious about your lawn. </TD></TR></TABLE>

A little off-topic, but i had an Autos teacher in High School who built an air cooled VW engine snowblower. Just for fun (and because he had some sitting around) he decided to put some Nitro Methane in with the gasoline. From what he told us, it worked well for a while, but the extra "juice" caught up to it. I've seen the carnage
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From what I've been told c16 has a significant shelf life in a sealed metal container, but only good for a few weeks in the plastic containers... I wouldn't use it.
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