goodoldboy
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Ive got about 3 L in a jerry can that's been there for about 3 years and i'm wondering if it's ok to use ? It's more a question of what to do with it if i don't tip it into the tank .
Modern pump fuel will without doubt go off....old red diesel less so but modern red is B5 or B8 with a dye added so will also go off .I've about 90 litres that's far older than that. I'm talking years old. I've had occasions to use a can now and then to avoid an early trip in the wrong direction to Tesco and it's been perfectly fine. I bought an 80 that hadn't run in 8 years and arrived on a loader. Half a tank in it. I ran it til it was empty and it never missed a beat. Never seen diesel change personally. Dragged my generator out at the start of covid and that must have had petrol in it that was three years at least. Couple of pulls and it ran fine. So yes I know that the wisdom is that fuel deteriorates, but not sure it's as bad as they say.
we never got round to getting married mate but all the same if i pulled a stunt like that she'd probably wrap the strainer round my head.My other half though is pretty tolerant & won't object to having a chainsaw n bits on the kitchen table.Is the wife out
My other half though is pretty tolerant & won't object to having a chainsaw n bits on the kitchen table.
Put it in a oil can/sprayer and use in place of wd 40 etc on the landcruiser.OK Grimbo that's convinced me to take it to the recycling point .diesel bug is something i hadn't considered .Interesting as well how the bio content is hydoscopic .With the saws brush cutters i drain them & then run them to use up any fuel in the carb if they get stored for long.We don't really do bonfies here but diesel is traditionally used to attract wild boar to hunt them .They seem to love rolling in it , supposedly to get rid of ticks.
Your diesel is proper historic diesel ....it's the modern stuff that gives problems .I don't think that I need convincing that fuel deteriorates per se. I'm just saying that I've had gallons of the stuff in sealed jerry cans for years and personally I've never experienced any issues at all. I had some that I used not that long ago that I had saved from when we had that major fuel crisis. At that time I was still driving a 2.0 GL Cavalier! I'm not one for taking stupid chances, just saying that diesel I have stored has come out looking and smelling as fresh and clean as the day it went into the can.
Colour me surprised if you like, but it's been good enough to use in an apoxylipse for sure. Have wondered about a bottle of that fuel doctor stuff though.