Seeking "Spare Tank" aka "Rescue"

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Paul Ciszek - 11 Jun 2009 01:09 GMT

Last weekend at a party, I found that I did not have enough gas in my
tank to start up and drive away. Somone gave me a jug of emergency fuel
called "Rescue" out of their car, and I was able to drive away. I would
like to be able to return the favor, as well as score a jug of this stuff
for myself. It is supposed to be stable and safe to carry around in the
car. It has been sold under the name "Rescue" and "Spare Tank", but none
of the auto supply places I have called carry it. Where can I find this
product?

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Scott Dorsey - 11 Jun 2009 01:11 GMT

>Last weekend at a party, I found that I did not have enough gas in my
>tank to start up and drive away. Somone gave me a jug of emergency fuel
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>of the auto supply places I have called carry it. Where can I find this
>product?

Get a gallon of gasoline and a bottle of fuel stabilizer. Mix the two.
Voila. Your local auto parts store has it.
--scott

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Tegger - 11 Jun 2009 02:22 GMT

nospam@nospam.com (Paul Ciszek) wrote in news:h0phv0$rv2$1
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> Last weekend at a party, I found that I did not have enough gas in my
> tank to start up and drive away. Somone gave me a jug of emergency fuel
> called "Rescue" out of their car, and I was able to drive away. I would
> like to be able to return the favor, as well as score a jug of this stuff
> for myself.

<schnipp>

You didn't ask your benefactor the source of his magical "Rescue" fluid?
Try doing so.

Alternatively, you could simply anticipate such situations and visit a fuel
filling station prior to arriving at your destination, or simply maintain a
sufficient level of fuel in your fuel tank as a regular practice.

Since most cars (yours too, I assume) are equipped with a fairly reliable
dashboard-mounted visual analog of the gas tank's level, it should not be
difficult to avoid ending up with an insufficient amount of fuel in your
gas tank.

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Steve W. - 11 Jun 2009 05:02 GMT

> Last weekend at a party, I found that I did not have enough gas in my
> tank to start up and drive away. Somone gave me a jug of emergency fuel
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> of the auto supply places I have called carry it. Where can I find this
> product?

Try looking for Pennzoil Roadside Rescue

http://ilrc.ucf.edu/documents/ILRC%2000000039/MSDS%2000000039.pdf

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HLS - 16 Jun 2009 15:43 GMT

> Try looking for Pennzoil Roadside Rescue
>
> http://ilrc.ucf.edu/documents/ILRC%2000000039/MSDS%2000000039.pdf

We used carry some gallons of solvent naphtha in our oilfield lab cars for
use in running tests
in the field. I was with a co-worker who didnt watch the gas gauge, and ran
out of fuel in
a barren part of west Texas. This kind of fuel didnt burn well, was smoky,
but got us to
a service station.

Normally those naphthas have flash points of 150-200F, so they are not
as dangerous as gasoline to carry in the car.

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