Cady8special
Seaman
- Joined
- Aug 24, 2011
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Hey guys,
New (used) boat owner here. Never used a water separator until now, and I need a little help. I drained the bowl on my Racor filter, and it seemed to be mostly gas-- maybe there was some water in it, but it certainly looked and smelled like straight gas. I put it back on, and pumped a gallon of gas into a small tank, and again, the bowl was full of what seemed to be gas. I'm towards the end of my tank and had old ethenol gas in it, and just took it out of storage from the winter.
Before I go and replace the filter, can someone shed a little light? I would assume there should be nothing but water in there, am I wrong?
I've used the boat on 3 short trips already this season, and have had no issues, but I want to make sure this water separator is working properly before I go out again.
Thanks guys
New (used) boat owner here. Never used a water separator until now, and I need a little help. I drained the bowl on my Racor filter, and it seemed to be mostly gas-- maybe there was some water in it, but it certainly looked and smelled like straight gas. I put it back on, and pumped a gallon of gas into a small tank, and again, the bowl was full of what seemed to be gas. I'm towards the end of my tank and had old ethenol gas in it, and just took it out of storage from the winter.
Before I go and replace the filter, can someone shed a little light? I would assume there should be nothing but water in there, am I wrong?
I've used the boat on 3 short trips already this season, and have had no issues, but I want to make sure this water separator is working properly before I go out again.
Thanks guys