I have never used tru-fuel 50:1 before as I can get non-ethanol fuel easily but the other day I was busy and I was already getting a order in that day so I added a couple quart cans to it. I never got around to using them until today and I am extremely puzzled. Neither of the cans/bottles had any sort of a seal to them. Just push down the cap and screw it off. There was no sort of a safety seal. It really makes me wonder if they have been returned by some unscrupulous person that used the fuel and returned the cans with straight gas. It does smell like gas but it would not surprise me if someone pulled that type of scam. Does anyone know if the quart cans have any sort of a seal? How about the "1 gallon" cans which are not a gallon?
Tru-fuel question.
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Non of the cans I got/have gotten have seals... ever.
Engineered has that distinctive smell tho and the colors. Now I have moved on to the 4stroke variety and mix my oil of choice, so I know it has protection.
Engineered has that distinctive smell tho and the colors. Now I have moved on to the 4stroke variety and mix my oil of choice, so I know it has protection.
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Never have seen a seal on a gallon can of any brand.
I've used True-Fuel and the Stihl, stuff, I don't remember there ever being a seal other than the cap.
As far as the scam possibility, I once got a water filter for my refrigerator from Amazon that ended up being used. Obviously someone swapped filters and returned it, can't remember if it was sold by Amazon direct or through a different seller on Amazon.
No doubt it happens, but the fridge filter was $50 so there is more incentive, it hardly seems worth the effort to bother with a can of gas. Of course some might...
That brings up an interesting point, besides dyes in the oil, is there a quick easy way to confirm a gas mix has oil? Clearly a lab can, but is there some simple at home test?
As far as the scam possibility, I once got a water filter for my refrigerator from Amazon that ended up being used. Obviously someone swapped filters and returned it, can't remember if it was sold by Amazon direct or through a different seller on Amazon.
No doubt it happens, but the fridge filter was $50 so there is more incentive, it hardly seems worth the effort to bother with a can of gas. Of course some might...
That brings up an interesting point, besides dyes in the oil, is there a quick easy way to confirm a gas mix has oil? Clearly a lab can, but is there some simple at home test?
That sounds correct. I don't think any of them use a hermetically sealed cap. I don't use Tru fuel, but I do use vp and stihl moto mix. Honestly it's good stuff. I never have carb or rubber issues. I just order it by the five gallon jug and even at that size, it never goes bad.
I would have assumed they would at least have a seal like a quart oil bottle
Huh.... now that you mention it..... yeah.... that would be better. More reassuring anyways.
If you buy TruFuel quart cans by the six (or eight?) pack they come in a sealed cardboard box.
The 40:1 stuff does have a very faint green dye to it that can be seen when there's enough of it in a big enough container. Looks like water when pouring into the saw. Smells more like carb cleaner than gasoline.
The 40:1 stuff does have a very faint green dye to it that can be seen when there's enough of it in a big enough container. Looks like water when pouring into the saw. Smells more like carb cleaner than gasoline.
Last shipment of Stihl motomix we got at work (about two weeks ago) came in sealed cans. We order a pallet worth of the gallons and quarts every other week. I’ve run most of the commonly available canned fuels and have never seen a seal on anything other than motomix.
It is just more than a bit unnerving to have a can that was not sealed.
