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Originally Posted by wagonman76
My chainsaw gas lasts a long time too. But thats just a chainsaw.
I park my Celebrity for winter, with a close to full tank. When I fire it up in the spring, I can definitely tell the difference as it burns through the old gas. It doesnt run as well and the mileage takes quite a hit too.
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Yikes! I don't know what kind of saw you have but if you like it, put your old mix gas into your car. Some 2 stroke oil has fuel stabilizer in it for this very reason because the 2nd leading cause of death in saws is old mix, first is straight gas.
I wouldn't run your car on a full tank of old mix but even 25% probably is fine as most cars can pull timing if your getting knock and you don't use full throttle for any amount of time if at all. Your saw can't pull timing and its run WO, combine that with dirty fins on cylinder and big wood, your saw maybe done...
Back to the original question, sealed metal containers are the way to go from what I've read, and start off with the highest octane you can get as it will give you some room for degradation.
Ian