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Old 12-10-2006, 07:08 PM
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id say use it for removing diesel oil stains off your driveway. Either that or a weed killer.

I would think with the fuel sitting in the car, overtime fuel tanks might get water in them and youll have a potential problem with water in the gasoline.

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Anyone ever heard of reconditioning gas? did a search, they all suggest the same thing: Filter it to get out sediment & varnish. Then mix it 1:5 with fresh gas, and all should be fine. Some suggest an octane boost. One site advertised a product similar to Stabil that's supposed to actually restore old gas.

I might experiment. I really dont see how <10% to thin out WVO or BD could hurt much. Then again, driving off a cliff wouldn't hurt my car much.
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what is RUG?
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Old 12-11-2006, 09:49 PM
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what is RUG?
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18 answer posts and no one got it correct...
anyone consider reading what Mercedes says about adding RUG to the tank ?
Or even looking in the archives ?
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Old 12-11-2006, 10:45 PM
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18 answer posts and no one got it correct...
anyone consider reading what Mercedes says about adding RUG to the tank ?
Or even looking in the archives ?
certainly you can use a small percentage of gas in our diesels in the winter for example greg, but this seems to bad old gas they are talking about.. maybe it's not a good idea for any engine..

they could always make some awesome molotov cocktails out of it and at least
have some fun!
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An unending supply might tempt me to buy a beater gasser car (maybe from the same junk yard?) and roll on till it blew up. Free Fuel....COOL, even if you have to run it in a gasser.

All the suggestions about fire starting, Molotov cocktails, explosions....not a good idea unless you just want to die a terrible death or endure permenant disfiguration. Use good judgement (which comes from bad judgement...don't ask how I know that!).
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kill a bunch of mosquitos.

waterproof your mailbox post.

kill ants.

use it as soap or degreaser.

wash your socks in it
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wash your socks in it
oooh. I hope you have cotton socks@!
that polyester blend stuff will melt really quick with gas on it...
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