XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 3/31/2025 6:45 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.   
   >>   
   >> 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?   
   >>   
   >> Now that the fuel tank is completely dry, should I run the engine with   
   >> the   
   >> water that must still be in the lines?   
   >>   
   >> Should I run only one gallon at first - and then when empty, add the rest   
   >> of the 18 gallons?   
   >>   
   >> How do you approach this situation after pumping the fuel tank dry?   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
      Not dodgy at all , alcohol will blend with the water and while it   
   won't burn well , it will burn well enough .   
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