I have most of a barrel of 110, and naturally, due to its extreme expense, I would like to use the rest (most of it) next year. What, other than making sure the bungs are air tight do I have to do?

Not sure but Sta-bil sounds like a good idea or another good fuel stabilizer....since it is gas, and just a higher octane rating. That'd be quite a bit of fuel stabilizer though.

do what you can to keep it cool. That will help a lot.

You might try doing like the stations do and put it in the ground, should keep it about 60*.

You might try doing like the stations do and put it in the ground, should keep it about 60*.

That's sounds like quite an ordeal... but I agree.

Keep it cool, and sealed in a METAL container. I assume its in a 55 drum. But just in case, you don't want to store it in plastic.

He's from Canada, it's probably already snowing!

You could store it in my Chevelle's tank...;)

You might try filling the air space with CO2. Oxygen in contact with that much surface area can't be a good thing.

Tom

But just in case, you don't want to store it in plastic.

Why not?

Gas vapors evaporate thru plastic.

You could store it in my Chevelle's tank...;)

I was waiting for that suggestion to appear. :yes:

I've always had really good luck with Sta-Bil fuel stabilizer. I rarely go through more than one or two tankfuls of fuel in the Chevelle a year (this has been a big year, I'm on my third!). I mix 4-5 gallons of 112 octane leaded racing fuel with premium unleaded and add Sta-Bil when I fill up. I've never had a bad fuel issue even when it sits over the winter and the last fill up was late Spring/early Summer of the year before. I also use Sta-Bil in my 2nd daily driver when I'm not driving it and in the gas I use in my lawnmower and snowblower. Stuff works great.

Ues the std FUEL STABILIZER sold in most parts stores and the fuel will stay fine.

But be aware that using the std amount of stabilizer is only good for 6moths-1 yr max wit most fuelstabilizers depeding on cond . The sabilizer i use states to dbl the amount of stabilzer per gal for 1-2 yr safe fuel storrage so watch for that.

scott

I have kept barrels over the winter, I adjusted the amount of Stabil needed, mixed it and sealed tight, have had no issues with the fuel the next spring, no moisture as I also put in Heet to asorb just in case. by the way if you run short of gas for the mower or such and dont feel like going to the station that fuel sure makes the mower run good in a pinch.

What I did one year was run in thru my daily driver :), in hindsight I probably should have mixed it 50/50 with regular instead of putting it in straight.

It was a 82 Cavalier and it made the temp guage run D@mn near the red line the whole time. It was priceless to see a few reactions when I drove by in my beater and it had that distinct race gas smell.

Well, I have about 25 gallons left. I can buy some stabil, and I can also keep the fuel in cold storage, but it will get down to minus 25 there. The shop is about 50 degrees most of the time, unless I am working there, and then it goes up to about 65. That should be good, in a steel drum, with a jug of stabil.

I use argon from my MIG welder, it's heavier than air so it pushes it out. Oxygen is a catalyst so by removing it you will slow down the process. I've never used stabilizer so I don't know how well it works but maybe with both it will be the perfect storage solution.

Lee

I have kept barrels over the winter, I adjusted the amount of Stabil needed, mixed it and sealed tight, have had no issues with the fuel the next spring, no moisture as I also put in Heet to asorb just in case. by the way if you run short of gas for the mower or such and dont feel like going to the station that fuel sure makes the mower run good in a pinch. Probably more like the snowblower than a lawnmower. Summer and Fall are probably already gone in Manitoba. There was only about 2 weeks of summer in Michigan, the couple of years i was there. Where in the world is Starbuck?

Where in the world is Starbuck?
Well, I'm glad you asked! There is of course Starbuck, Minnesotta. There is Starbuck Island in the South Pacific which I want to visit some day. And then there is Starbuck, Manitoba, Canada, about 30 minutes south west of Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba, and a city that God forgot. 30 years ago, Main Street Starbuck on a Saturday night was absolutely rockin', with that exotic, mysterious combination of alcohol and horsepower making memories that will last a lifetime.

Having stored already opened steel drums over the winter many times, here are the pros and cons from my experience.

Steel will keep the volatile aromatics from escaping, unlike plastic containers. But if stored in a fluctuating temperature room, condensation will form on the walls of the exposed part of the drum and put water into the fuel. Tightly sealed during the warm dry weather and maintained at a steady temp over winter and I have had no problems at all.