There's supposed to be gas in there right?
So, I'm removing the fuel tank in my project boat (theft recovery Crestliner) and find the tank was 1/2 full. No problem, I'll rig up a fuel pump and fill up 5 gallon fuel cans, then dump a bit of the old fuel in the truck at each fill up. Seems like a good plan as this is how I have got rid of old fuel in the past...
After dumping 1 gallon in the truck's tank I figured I could probably get away with 2 gallons, so I proceed to put in another gallon. Right after I finished dumping in the second gallon I get this bright idea that I should probably see if the stuff in the tank would burn,,, see where I'm going with this...
As I dumped a bit out of the fuel jug onto a stick it didn't look like fuel,,, or burn like fuel... Actually, it didn't soak into the wood well just like water does and didn't burn,,, just like water doesn't
Found out the gas tank's contents were about 90% water with just a dash of fuel for color and taste I attribute this to the dirt bag thieves that shredded the boat before I got it.
Oh yeah, and getting 2 gallons of water out of the gas tank of a fuel injected engine was no fun task
BTW,,, HEET will not soak up 2 gallons of water...
So, I'm removing the fuel tank in my project boat (theft recovery Crestliner) and find the tank was 1/2 full. No problem, I'll rig up a fuel pump and fill up 5 gallon fuel cans, then dump a bit of the old fuel in the truck at each fill up. Seems like a good plan as this is how I have got rid of old fuel in the past...
After dumping 1 gallon in the truck's tank I figured I could probably get away with 2 gallons, so I proceed to put in another gallon. Right after I finished dumping in the second gallon I get this bright idea that I should probably see if the stuff in the tank would burn,,, see where I'm going with this...
As I dumped a bit out of the fuel jug onto a stick it didn't look like fuel,,, or burn like fuel... Actually, it didn't soak into the wood well just like water does and didn't burn,,, just like water doesn't
Found out the gas tank's contents were about 90% water with just a dash of fuel for color and taste
I attribute this to the dirt bag thieves that shredded the boat before I got it. Oh yeah, and getting 2 gallons of water out of the gas tank of a fuel injected engine was no fun task
BTW,,, HEET will not soak up 2 gallons of water...
