Re: water in gas tank

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 it was gas.
I disconnected the fuel filler hose and used the opening on the tank to
pump  everything out where the last gallon was 90% water & about 10% gas.
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Since I've never done this before, what's a good way to proceed?
Should I replace the fuel filter? What does water do to a fuel filter?
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Now that the fuel tank is completely dry, should I run the engine with the
water that must still be in the lines?
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Should I run only one gallon at first - and then when empty, add the rest
of the 18 gallons?
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How do you approach this situation after pumping the fuel tank dry?

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One of those bush survival TV shows said put a litre of methylated
spirits (denatured alcohol) in the tank, which blends with the water.
Never tried it myself, sounds a little dodgy.

 Used to be standard.  I've done it.  I remember putting perhaps a gallon of the drained water/gas mixture in a glass bottle and taking it back to the gas station and screaming at the attendant.
 I don't remember how much denatured alcohol ("gas dryer") we used or how well it worked, but I know we drove that van across the country a couple of times afterward.  We still have it, in fact.  1960 Dodge van.
 

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