| Author | Message | ||
     dhk (Kay_tell) New Member Username: Kay_tell Post Number: 4 Registered: 03-2004 |
is there a way to tell if there is water in the tanks. a chemical or something. | ||
| Ian Kreidich (Ian95rrc) Member Username: Ian95rrc Post Number: 201 Registered: 03-2003 |
You could try siphoning some gas from the tank. I suppose you could also take it from the fuel rail. Then just pour it into a clear container. Any water in the fuel will sink to the bottom in the form of some bubbles. | ||
| Joey (Joey4420) Senior Member Username: Joey4420 Post Number: 704 Registered: 04-2003 |
I know on Semi-Trucks you just drain some fuel out of the bottom of the tank and the empty the fuel separator tank. If the Disco has a drain on the bottom of the tank, drain out about a gallon of fluid. That should get rid of any water. (remember fuel floats on water) | ||
| Leo (Leo_hallak) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leo_hallak Post Number: 212 Registered: 02-2003 |
If you think you have water in it just use Heat. -leo | ||
| Reed Cotton (Reedcotton) Senior Member Username: Reedcotton Post Number: 338 Registered: 01-2003 |
Leo- I hope you are jokeing here. Otherwise... 1. the bubbles of water at the bottom of the gas tank will not evaporate. 2. The gas will start evaporating, making a lot of bothersome explosive fumes. 3. The hot water bubbles at the bottom of the tank could eventually superheat then explode causing raw gas and all those bothersome fumes to circulate around your heat source. - That's not desirable. There are commercial products that containg mostly alchohol that when added to the gas tank, will help absorb small amouns of water. If you have more water in the tank thean gas, completely emptying the tank is the only option. -Reed | ||
| Beau Campbell (Bcampbe7) New Member Username: Bcampbe7 Post Number: 18 Registered: 03-2004 |
Reed- I hope you are joking... Heet (not Heat) is the product that contains mostly alcohol and gets rid of water in the gas tank. | ||
| Reed Cotton (Reedcotton) Senior Member Username: Reedcotton Post Number: 339 Registered: 01-2003 |
Beau- That makes more sense. I did not know the product by name. Leo- If you simply misspelled the product Beau is talking about, I apologize for the safety rant. My own spelling is not that grate.  | ||
| Leo (Leo_hallak) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leo_hallak Post Number: 213 Registered: 02-2003 |
yes sorry laugh wasnt thinking. yes a fire or a salamander firing at the fuel tank would be bad. laugh. I have had good luck with heet on our boat when we had a nice splash while filling. -leo |
