How should I properly dispose of gas/oil mix in lawn trimmer in Home Repair & Improvement http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18816473 en Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:40:14 EDT Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:40:14 EDT Re: How should I properly dispose of gas/oil mix in lawn trimmer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18821903 RevMortis : I'll vote for the brush fire disposal option!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18821903 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:18:46 EDT Re: How should I properly dispose of gas/oil mix in lawn trimmer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18821700 jrs8084 :
The gas in the trimmer is mixed with two-cycle oil. If he puts that in his four-cycle lawn mower, I will run like crap (if at all), smoke like a chimney, and foul the spark plug.
Nahh, it is fine. You don't see smoke billowing from the two stroke when it is running, do you? It is so dilute. Mix with fresh gas-even at 1:1, you won't notice a difference, and you probably won't even see any smoke.
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as to mixing it with the mower or car gas, a little at a time and it will be fine. my dad was a mechanic for 40 years before his death and he frequently did this. we even used to put a quart of diesel in a gas burner mixed with a full tank of gas to clean injectors and carbs.

if you want to mix it with teh mower gas, pour it in a 5 gallon can, then go fill teh can with fresh gas. it will dilute so much that it will not smoke. of course this is only the pint or so that is in the tank, if you have a can of premixed sitting around you will have to dilute it over time.

BTW, letting the gas evaporate will cause less pollution than running the damn thing. if you are so concerned about it, get a rechargable electric model and charge it via solar power.
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said by PolarBear See Profile :

said by dgilbert See Profile :

or you can remove the cap and let it sit in teh sun a couple days. all the liquid will evaporate and then just chunk it in the garbage.
And the fumes let off by the evaporation do wonders for our environment!
Agreed. I won't be following that recommendation!
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said by dgilbert See Profile :

or you can remove the cap and let it sit in teh sun a couple days. all the liquid will evaporate and then just chunk it in the garbage.
And the fumes let off by the evaporation do wonders for our environment!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18819247 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:42:21 EDT Re: How should I properly dispose of gas/oil mix in lawn trimmer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18819241 PolarBear : Like I said above... spark plugs... oil fouls spark plugs in four-cycle engines.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18819241 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:41:24 EDT Re: How should I properly dispose of gas/oil mix in lawn trimmer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18819237 PolarBear : The gas in the trimmer is mixed with two-cycle oil. If he puts that in his four-cycle lawn mower, I will run like crap (if at all), smoke like a chimney, and foul the spark plug.

Unless he has a two-cycle lawn mower, which I haven't seen in 15 years.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18819237 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:40:46 EDT Re: How should I properly dispose of gas/oil mix in lawn trimmer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18818797 Jeffrey :
said by fatmanskinny See Profile :

I want to throw my old trimmer out but I do not know where to dispose of the gas/oil mix. I haven't used it all up and the trimmer is in pretty bad shape.

Any ideas how to get rid of this without harming something (i.e pouring down the sewer, fugging up the pipes, etc).
I asked the same/similar question a little while back, and I received a plethora of responses from here in the Automotive forum.

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or you can remove the cap and let it sit in teh sun a couple days. all the liquid will evaporate and then just chunk it in the garbage.
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Gas stations, auto parts places, town dumps all may take recycled oil.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18818457 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:35:42 EDT Re: How should I properly dispose of gas/oil mix in lawn trimmer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18816636 Greg_Z : Check with the local lawn mower repair places. They usually have a tank that they will pour it into, and dispose of the trimmer the right way, due to it is still considered contamination, even with the gas mix drained.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18816636 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:36:54 EDT Re: How should I properly dispose of gas/oil mix in lawn trimmer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18816562 rawgerz : On the ground.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18816562 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:23:37 EDT Re: How should I properly dispose of gas/oil mix in lawn trimmer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18816558 tschmidt : Car Talk had a discussion about this. They said as long it there isn't to much it is safe to put in your car's gas tank. After all we are talking about a tiny amount of oil diluted by all the other gas in the tank.

In the rural area we live in it also make lighting a brush pile fast work.

/Tom]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18816558 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:23:08 EDT Re: How should I properly dispose of gas/oil mix in lawn trimmer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18816497 jrs8084 : If the gas isn't terribly old, blend in/use in your mower.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18816497 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:13:16 EDT How should I properly dispose of gas/oil mix in lawn trimmer http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18816473 fatmanskinny : I want to throw my old trimmer out but I do not know where to dispose of the gas/oil mix. I haven't used it all up and the trimmer is in pretty bad shape.

Any ideas how to get rid of this without harming something (i.e pouring down the sewer, fugging up the pipes, etc).
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