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Title: petrol what it tures to when it gets old
Post by: kdx 175 on August 31, 2013, 06:12:32 pm

I just drained old fuel out of my yz 250 didn't smell like petrol what the hell is it ?

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Post by: 80-85 husky on August 31, 2013, 08:17:03 pm

Varnish! put it on your furniture.....

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Post by: dalesween on August 31, 2013, 09:16:11 pm

Was it a yellowy colour?

cheers Dale.

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Post by: smed on August 31, 2013, 09:20:07 pm

It's the crap leftover after the good stuff evaporates ;)

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Post by: OverTheHill on August 31, 2013, 09:27:01 pm

my 'rusty' rat bike HT1 had '1981' on the rego sticker & petrol [i think] in the tank. drained it into a capped container then flushed & flushed. Still stinks so bad that i've parked it [tank] well away [& used a plastic XR tank till [forever!!] Be interesting to know the chemical break down of 'what & why' etc. Think i've said before somewhere--we had a farmer whose farm tank was where the wind blew right into the breather of the tank [biggish one up on a stand] & twice his AG100 came in not starting & the fuel came out looking like orange drink. Can't remember the outcome but must've moved the tank in the end or kept fuel in a tin for the bike. Was an exceptionally windy farm up in the ranges where they now run the wind turbine power thingys.

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Post by: luigi37 on August 31, 2013, 09:48:39 pm

it oxydises, that's why it breaks down,and a bike tank is always vented . so 1st evaporation then the oxygen gets at it.