sld
Veteran Member
I have been worried about the 30 gallons of gas in my boat for the last 6-8 months. I was able to get a little bit drained off by pumping the primer bulb into a gas can. Didn't work too well so I used a mighty vac to see if it would help. Long story short, I wasn't able to get much gas out. The plan was to burn it in the mower if it looked okay.
The question is, how do you tell if it is bad by look or smell? I know the gas is coming from the very bottom of the boat's gas tank. It looks like gas, smells like gas, and even tastes like it (don't ask).
Is there an easy sure fire way to see if it has phase separated or if it's okay to use? I would hate to burn up a new 115 hp Mercury Optimax.
Thanks,
P.s. there has to be any easy way to siphon this stuff out without using a pump. I am open to suggestions. The mighty vac would fill the gas line and I would disconnect it in the bottom of a bucket (well below the boat tank). It would just run out and not keep going. There must be a check valve or something that keeps it from gravity flowing. I am hooking up to the fitting back by the engine where the primer bulb normally hooks up.
The question is, how do you tell if it is bad by look or smell? I know the gas is coming from the very bottom of the boat's gas tank. It looks like gas, smells like gas, and even tastes like it (don't ask).
Is there an easy sure fire way to see if it has phase separated or if it's okay to use? I would hate to burn up a new 115 hp Mercury Optimax.
Thanks,
P.s. there has to be any easy way to siphon this stuff out without using a pump. I am open to suggestions. The mighty vac would fill the gas line and I would disconnect it in the bottom of a bucket (well below the boat tank). It would just run out and not keep going. There must be a check valve or something that keeps it from gravity flowing. I am hooking up to the fitting back by the engine where the primer bulb normally hooks up.