Path: ...!news.tomockey.net!news.samoylyk.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: The Real Bev Newsgroups: alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech Subject: Re: water in gas tank Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2025 08:52:01 -0700 Organization: None, as usual Lines: 61 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:52:02 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="35d2e3dbcf68fc75255b8358d942c0c7"; logging-data="1095419"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18oPYue3YNIEdRAgZGfwlb4zHtaI8s5+z0=" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/68.0 Thunderbird/68.12.1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:mw875OGMsht2HMzQme2nNW1aZWk= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 3383 On 4/2/25 1:40 PM, AMuzi wrote: > On 4/2/2025 1:07 PM, The Real Bev wrote: >> On 3/31/25 4:45 AM, Woozy Song wrote: >>> Bill Powell wrote: >>>> My kid dumped a jug of water into the gas tank thinking=20 >>>> it was gas. >>>> I disconnected the fuel filler hose and used the opening=20 >>>> on the tank to >>>> pump=C2=A0 everything out where the last gallon was 90% water=20 >>>> & about 10% gas. >>>> >>>> Since I've never done this before, what's a good way to=20 >>>> proceed? >>>> Should I replace the fuel filter? What does water do to a=20 >>>> fuel filter? >>>> >>>> Now that the fuel tank is completely dry, should I run=20 >>>> the engine with the >>>> water that must still be in the lines? >>>> >>>> Should I run only one gallon at first - and then when=20 >>>> empty, add the rest >>>> of the 18 gallons? >>>> >>>> How do you approach this situation after pumping the fuel=20 >>>> tank dry? >>> >>> One of those bush survival TV shows said put a litre of=20 >>> methylated >>> spirits (denatured alcohol) in the tank, which blends with=20 >>> the water. >>> Never tried it myself, sounds a little dodgy. >>=20 >> Used to be standard.=C2=A0 I've done it.=C2=A0 I remember putting=20 >> perhaps a gallon of the drained water/gas mixture in a glass=20 >> bottle and taking it back to the gas station and screaming=20 >> at the attendant. >>=20 >> I don't remember how much denatured alcohol ("gas dryer") we=20 >> used or how well it worked, but I know we drove that van=20 >> across the country a couple of times afterward.=C2=A0 We still=20 >> have it, in fact.=C2=A0 1960 Dodge van. >>=20 >=20 > Thank you so much! > Seems like forever since I read one of your sigs. Thank YOU. Usenet just isn't what it used to be and there are fewer=20 opportunities to contribute :-( I blame Facebook. --=20 Cheers, Bev "Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea: massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." --Gene Spafford (1992)