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   Bob F to mike   
   Re: Water in the tank - what chemical wi   
   12 Feb 23 10:32:34   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair, sci.chem   
   From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/12/2023 10:29 AM, mike wrote:   
   > Kid thought he was doing me a favor when he used an old steel (leaking) gas   
   > can to bring it from empty to a quarter of a tank after he used the car.   
   >   
   > It starts and runs but immediately triggers a cylinder shutdown which I can   
   > erase on the fly with an obdii tester on my lap but it happens every few   
   > minutes where the cylinder shuts down.   
   >   
   > Car has a cat (which is why the cylinder shuts down) but the car is a $400   
   > beater so it's not worth taking to a mechanic.   
   >   
   > Hence my question is whether I just burn off the rest of the gas or if   
   > there's a way to siphon it out. I tried putting a hose down the tank but   
   > there is some kind of check valve that stops it cold.   
   >   
   > How would you handle it on your own given it's not worth a trip to the   
   > mechanic?   
   >   
   > Is there a substance (alcohol or acetone?) which "dries" the gasoline?   
      
   https://www.amazon.com/dry-gas-car/s?k=dry+gas+for+car   
      
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