[Farmall] Water in the gas

[Rupert]

Hello Tim,
	I've been there too. Did you check the fuel can for water before you 
emptied it into the tractor? Sounds like your buying water from the 
service station.
	Sometimes service stations get water into their tanks specially if 
their tanks are underground. They won't know it until they check their 
tanks for water.
	Removing the sediment bowl will empty most of the water out but not 
all. My suggestion to clean the tank is to remove it from the tractor 
and make sure it is empty. Then refill with gas that has been checked 
for water.

Rupert

On 10/4/2010 2:10 PM, Tim Savelle wrote:
> I recently replaced the gas tank on my 1949 H.  My main problems have been
> paint flecks and water in the gas.  I thought I had drained the tank and
> cleaned everything out enough times to get past all this, but I'm having a
> persistent problem with water.  I've had to remove the sediment bowl several
> times and drain out the water.  Yesterday I completely drained the gas tank,
> took a siphon and removed residual liquid from the bottom of the tank as
> best I could, and then filled it completely full of gasoline...all the way
> to the top.  Today I still see 2 layers in the sediment bowl (see link below
> for pics).
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/113549674996528953543/Farmall?feat=directlink
>
> Doesn't seem like there would be enough condensation in the gas tank to
> cause this much water, and I wouldn't think there would be significant water
> in the gasoline from the gas stations (I've bought gas from 2 different
> stations, Shell and Texaco, with the same result).
>
> Any thoughts on what might be going on here, or suggestions from anyone?
>
> Thanks,
> Tim
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Rupert Wenig
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