Timeline for How long can I keep my truck oiled after the Apocalypse?
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| Dec 18, 2017 at 20:15 | comment | added | Mazura | This. There's a reason that the premise of (the best movie ever made) The Road Warrior was a compound that had an oil derrick, a cracking tower, and fuel storage. There's plenty of gunk left over from cracking petroleum into gasoline; the vast majority that you get, is not. That's why it's called a by-product. | |
| Dec 18, 2017 at 17:25 | comment | added | Wayne Conrad | Diesel fuel stores much better than gasoline, too. You need to add some kind of agent to keep bacteria from eating it (that's a thing). | |
| Dec 18, 2017 at 15:37 | comment | added | MSalters | "you can't run a car without gasoline" - there are of course diesels, and those will run on vegetable fats (with minor encouragement). | |
| Dec 18, 2017 at 7:49 | comment | added | Arcanist Lupus | As long as you have the forethought to gather the parts early and keep them rust free you can probably last a long time on parts cannibalized from other cars, Ship of Theseus-style. | |
| Dec 18, 2017 at 5:00 | history | answered | Fred | CC BY-SA 3.0 |