I had something really wierd happen out on the lake yesterday. My large motor ran perfect all day, but I had trouble starting my little trolling motor. I looked at the bowl on my new water separator that I put in and the gas in the bowl looked like pepsi or cke! It was brown. I drained some gas into a cup and it smelled ok yet was brown. Could not see thru it looking at the sun.
Again, the motor ran great, and after a while, I got the little one going too. Ran great once it started (I think I flooded it trying to start it earlier). Ran the motors for a for a few hours, rotating between the motors for moving about or trolling differant areas. The gas remained to be brown. When we got back to the dock, the gas it the bowl was the normal see thru greenish blue (from the oil in it) and was not brown any longer. ???????
What the heck would or could make it turn brown like it did, temporarily? Few notes here: I put in new gas lines from the tank to the motors They are rubber with no liners. I also put in one pint of HEET, and additive that removes water. One pint treats 20 gallons of gas. I have a 22 gallon tank.Again, the gas was brown (very brown), but cannot figure out for the life of me what would cause that? Another thing: I used the separator for a few fishing trips while only mounted with a "c" clamp. I now mounted it onto a plate permanantly in the bpoat, but had filter upside down while doing the mounting for a little bit. Gas probably came out of tilter and went into the bowl at the bottom when I tipped it upright again. Still cannot figure out why the fuel was brown. Any thoughts on this?
Again, the motor ran great, and after a while, I got the little one going too. Ran great once it started (I think I flooded it trying to start it earlier). Ran the motors for a for a few hours, rotating between the motors for moving about or trolling differant areas. The gas remained to be brown. When we got back to the dock, the gas it the bowl was the normal see thru greenish blue (from the oil in it) and was not brown any longer. ???????
What the heck would or could make it turn brown like it did, temporarily? Few notes here: I put in new gas lines from the tank to the motors They are rubber with no liners. I also put in one pint of HEET, and additive that removes water. One pint treats 20 gallons of gas. I have a 22 gallon tank.Again, the gas was brown (very brown), but cannot figure out for the life of me what would cause that? Another thing: I used the separator for a few fishing trips while only mounted with a "c" clamp. I now mounted it onto a plate permanantly in the bpoat, but had filter upside down while doing the mounting for a little bit. Gas probably came out of tilter and went into the bowl at the bottom when I tipped it upright again. Still cannot figure out why the fuel was brown. Any thoughts on this?