Date:         Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:16:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Peter DiFalco <peter.difalco@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Peter DiFalco <peter.difalco@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: old, old gas Q?
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You can rest assured that your SoCal locale will have a hazardous materials
drop-off station which is where you would take things like varnish-like
gasoline, oil contaminated with coolant, coolant contaminated with oil, and
other science experiments. Contact your municipal waste hauler; they either
operate the site or will refer you. And thanks for not just dumping that
stuff. The thing with gasoline isn't so much that it'll seep into the
groundwater as that it'll evaporate quickly, acting first as a fire hazard
and secondly as a pollutant.

-Peter

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Oxroad <oxroad@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Folks....
>
> My 83.5 Westy has been sitting for two years with about 1/4 tank of
> gasoline. There's no pretty way to say it.
>
> What am I up against?
>
> When it was parked I didn't put sta-bil in the gas or any additive to keep
> the gas from turning. I'm not sure what the gas looks like or
> smells like at this point but I wanted to check in with the experts before
> I
> take on the task.
>
> My plan is to drain the gasoline no matter how it looks or smells by
> disconnecting the output hose on the passenger side (right side) that heads
> from the tank to the fuel pump.
>
> Then what? Am I ready to put clean fuel in the tank? Is there a way or a
> need to clean the gas tank? Will I need a new tank?
>
> Tanks in advance!
>
> Oh, and is there somewhere to recycle or deposit the gas I drain? Do cities
> have drop off locations to collect that sort of mess?
>
> Thanks!
> Jeff
> 83.5 Westy
> LA,CA
>