Smelly Gasoline

[indybobm]

This was supposed to go to the General Board.

Does anyone else think that gas smells worse than it used to?
I realize that gas has been smelly for a long time but it seems to be worse now.
When I was in High School back in the 60's, back when each gas company had its own color for gasoline, it actually smelled good.

[WintrSol]

Yes, it does, and how it smells depends on the region you get it. I live in an EPA smog reduction region, so we have additives many do not.

If you look up pure-gas.org, you can often find real gasoline, especially in farming areas - no ethanol or other junk to make it smell odd. In many bikes, it just runs better.

[Ken aka Oil Burner]

Yup. I always tell people that a gallon is a gallon. The more additives, the less raw petroleum product per that gallon. Every time they find the cure-all for gasoline, it comes at a price. Lead, MTBE, and ethanol have all been blended into fuel over the years, and then there are the cleaners and conditioners that every plant adds. Gasoline is changing all the time, and not necessarily for the better.

[Buza]

My opinion is:

If you can smell it, you're not burning it efficiently enough = you're wasting fuel.
Smells good or not, if you can smell it then it's running rich. Of course it depends on circumstances.

[indybobm]

Basically I was talking about a gas can with the little snap vent open. Seems like the smell of gas is much stronger and more pungent than even two years ago.
Again, this was meant for the General Board. My mistake

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Basically I was talking about a gas can with the little snap vent open.

 

[Jess from VA]

Basically I was talking about a gas can with the little snap vent open. Seems like the smell of gas is much stronger and more pungent than even two years ago.
Again, this was meant for the General Board. My mistake

You're lucky you have cans with vents.  All mine do, but now cans don't have a vent. 

Of course, the gas doesn't pour very well without vents, but the deletion of vents is supposed to save the planet you know.   

My sense of smell is not that good.  Not that a couple chili dogs and beers can't create some amazing gas that can drive me out of my own home (and lift old paint).