Fuel storage?

[mach1basher]

I am getting a OFNA buggy in a week and i still have a partial gallon of topfuel. How should I store it? I am planning on getting my revo running again and the cost of fuel is just too high to throw it away.

 

[evilgrin]

keep it in a cool dark place where the temps stay fairly consistant, obvious but also make sure it's sealed properly and don't sit it directly on the floor raise it up with a 2x4 or just about anything other then a cement block and you should be fine for a few months I've stored my fuel like that for the last few years and have had no issues, usually no longer then 6 months.

 

[mach1basher]

would a grage be ok. In the winter it gets cold and in the summer its hot.

 

[evilgrin]

No Never store fuel in the garage the extremes in temperature is what ruins the fuel.

a closet is a better alternative or a basement that doesn't flood. and isn't too damp.

 

[Nitro_Freak]

No Never store fuel in the garage the extremes in temperature is what ruins the fuel.

a closet is a better alternative or a basement that doesn't flood. and isn't too damp.

I always store my gas in my garage with no ill effects yet... I've had it in storage there for months at a time (if not years) and when I came back it was all fine and dandy.

 

[evilgrin]

then you my friend have been very fortunat (sp)

 

[chuck3]

I've left my fuel in the garage, and even on the floor. it still is fine. but the concrete floor in my garage, not to mention the garage itself, stays a pretty consistant temp all of the time.

btw its "fortunate", you just forgot the "e"

 

[Rolex]

As mentioned earlier, don't put it directly on the concrete. Put a piece of wood or an old rubber mat under it. Concrete continues to give off moisture and some type of acid for about 25 years after it's poured. This can corrode the bottom of a can, or 'crisp' the bottom of a plastic container. It's for that same reason that you never store tires directly on concrete. Destroys and dries the rubber compound.

consistant

btw its "fortunate", you just forgot the "e"

btw it's "consistent", you just forgot the "e"

 

[aj200415]

As mentioned earlier, don't put it directly on the concrete. Put a piece of wood or an old rubber mat under it. Concrete continues to give off moisture and some type of acid for about 25 years after it's poured. This can corrode the bottom of a can, or 'crisp' the bottom of a plastic container. It's for that same reason that you never store tires directly on concrete. Destroys and dries the rubber compound.



btw it's "consistent", you just forgot the "e"

:bowned:

LMAO!!!

 

[chuck3]

lol, you got me! that bit about concrete is good to know, i had no clue about that.

and i didnt mean anything by it if you took it the wrong way

 

[Rolex]

Not at all. It's just a tidbit of info I picked up many years ago, and most people don't know it, so I'm always passing it on.