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raccoon

(32,409 posts) Wed Jul 25, 2012, 08:11 AM Jul 2012

I just read a post-apocalyptic novel where the gas supposedly was still usable after sitting in the
gas pumps for about 22 years.

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Does gasoline lost its volatility if it just sits around? Reason I ask is [View all] raccoon Jul 2012 OP

How do we know? Iggy Jul 2012 #6

There is degradation of octane number over time. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #7

Any available, store bought additives Iggy Jul 2012 #9

I use Sta-Bil, and have had very good results with it. Ikonoklast Jul 2012 #15

OK Cool Iggy Jul 2012 #23

Does propane last longer? Ilsa Jul 2012 #14

I do not think propane brakes down... belcffub Jul 2012 #17

Simple answer: Yes, gasoline does degrade. MercutioATC Jul 2012 #3

Stabil should be used in gasoline which will be sitting around pipoman Jul 2012 #8

This is something I've had a whole lot of experience with 1-Old-Man Jul 2012 #10

All I know is the times I left gas in my mower Gman Jul 2012 #11

Water in the line. Pretty typical. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #13

You Got Lucky, If That's All You Did ProfessorGAC Jul 2012 #21

Makes sense in that Gman Jul 2012 #32

It's still viable as long as it isn't mixed with oil (two-cycle fuel). HopeHoops Jul 2012 #12

Which book? Javaman Jul 2012 #16

EARTH ABIDES, published 1949. Great book. raccoon Jul 2012 #18

Oh ugh. We'll have to differ on that book. Javaman Jul 2012 #19

Earth Abides is a grand book for the target reader - teens Brother Buzz Jul 2012 #22

Only Sort Of ProfessorGAC Jul 2012 #20

Yes, when my lawnmover sits over the winter... HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #24

Personal experience, not conspiracy. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #31

I wonder how that applies to C-Rats and other preserved food malthaussen Jul 2012 #25

I remember eating C-Rations back in 1985 that were Callmecrazy Jul 2012 #27

Yeah, I had C's in the '70s that went back to the Korean War. malthaussen Jul 2012 #29

Going to depend upon which gasoline it is? One_Life_To_Give Jul 2012 #28