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paulz
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2022 03:59pm
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Been given 3 gallons of Coleman fuel, got rid of their camping gear or something. I cook with LP and light with LED, what can I do with this stuff? Mix it in with the tractor gas?
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FishHog
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2022 04:10pm
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fire starter
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NorthRick
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2022 04:11pm
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I'm pretty sure you can just mix it into regular gasoline and an engine won't care. My understanding is that it is just "clean" gas.
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Brettny
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2022 04:40pm
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You can keep it. That stuff lasts for decades.
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ICC
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2022 04:50pm
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Coleman camping fuel has a low octane rating; about 50 to 55. It can be burned in a gasoline engine but should be mixed with large volumes of motor gasoline. Coleman fuel also has a lower vapor pressure than automotive gasoline so it may cause vapor lock in hot weather if used in higher concentrations.
Coleman fuel is as flammable as pump gas, and both make for a rather explosive fire starter. It is always safer to mix gasoline with diesel or kerosene when a fire starter is needed. I use 25% gas, which seems sufficient to make ignition easy, but the explosion is missing. I lost some eyebrows when I was a kid and using straight gas to start a burn pile. Never since.
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2022 05:48pm
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What kind of containers?
I had a steel can rust out and leak in the garage. Put my 'emergency fuel' for my few Coleman devices in plastic real gasoline containers with Tight Fitting caps.
I would keep it and/or gift it off to friends/family that still use the old-school stuff.
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paulz
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2022 09:16pm
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Steel cans, some rust on top. I already have a gallon of it I think, unless I used it to clean car parts. Guess I'll stick it on the shelf, something will come up.
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darz5150
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# Posted: 19 Oct 2022 11:52pm
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Holy Crap. The one on the left says $1.59 on it.
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paulz
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# Posted: 20 Oct 2022 08:35am
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And no childproof cap.
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Nate R
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# Posted: 20 Oct 2022 08:37am
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And the one on the right says "open 10/79!?" 
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Brettny
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# Posted: 20 Oct 2022 08:40am
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Paul those are collector items. Post them forsale on a local forsale site. I would be looking for $15-20 each. The coleman collectors are nuts for this older stuff.
Dont believe me look up the price for a coleman 200a lantern or any gold bond lantern.
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