• dirtydan@iusearchlinux.fyi
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    16
    ·
    1 year ago

    Never understood that about the walking dead. Gasoline stops being vital after 3-6 months, so years into the apocalypse and everyone’s driving cars, and Daryl has that sweet frankenbike. What are those things running on?

    • AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      12
      ·
      1 year ago

      Gas is no longer in prime condition after 3-6 months, but is still combustible for at least a year or two. Old gas will damage your engine over time though. Most of the degradation is due to oxidization, so if the gas were in sealed cans, maybe it could last longer.

      But yeah, 5+ years in and most gas is unlikely to work in an engine. You’d have to be making some kind of bio-ethanol at that point.