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Which is better fuel to use . Cold, cool or warm nite.
thanksIt is not automatic that your fuel has deteriorated. But, probably so.
Hi David, first... Happy Birthday! 2nd, the fuel should be good. I have a number of gallons in the original bottles with double caps that are still usable and not leaking. Stored upright and in a box. Of course if left in very warm conditions, expansion will cause a bit of pressure and a small amount could escape.Is (nitro) fuel automatically bad, or deteriorated, after having been stored inside (hot) garage for years?
I have a case of 50%, originally stored in 4 plastic gallon containers, later transferred to 4 metal gallon containers. After, maybe, a year of storage I noticed fuel had seeped out of the plastic containers, creating a mess inside of my metal storage cabinet. I believe this "seepage" occured during hot temperatures, creating pressure within the plastic containers, literally forcing fuel out through the cap. So I transferred into metal containers. It's been probably 5 or 6 years now, not sure whether to just dispose of fuel at this point? Or would it still possibly be good?
thanks Don!Hi David, first... Happy Birthday! 2nd, the fuel should be good. I have a number of gallons in the original bottles with double caps that are still usable and not leaking. Stored upright and in a box. Of course if left in very warm conditions, expansion will cause a bit of pressure and a small amount could escape.
It should be ok. I was thinking though...if it is Revenge fuel, it must be about 28 years old as that's when I stopped making it! Time flew...
Steve O'Donnell's fuel was very good too. If you can, try it . I suspect it's still good unless exposed to air.thanks Don!
Yeah, I had dumped the (28 year-old) case of Revenge fuel back around 2011 (when I moved). I wish I held onto it, because the containers still looked good, they were still perfectly full (and packaged in the original carton). I loved that Revenge fuel.
However, the fuel I referenced above is a 4-gallon case of 50% O'Donnell "Punch". I transferred all 4 plastic containers into 4 brand-new metal containers ($70.00), hoping to save it. I was thinking of test-starting one engine using it?
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