Water in gas

[dhollie]

Hello everyone. I am new to this site. My grandson purchased gas from a station that had a lot of water in it. When the truck quit we thought it was something else and changed the fuel pump, the filters, lines, etc and it still wouldn't start. Finally we siphoned the gas out and found that in a quart jar the jar was over 3/4 full of water and a 1/4 of gas. We got as much gas out of the tank as possible, put something called Heat in it to get rid of the rest of the water, put new gas in it and it still won't start. Any suggestions?

 

[BigRondo]

Welcome aboard!!

I have moved your thread to the Ranger Sub Forum for better exposure:

Ford Ranger - Mazda B-Series Forum
Ford Ranger and Mazda B Series forums. The Mazda B2300 B3000 and B4000 are clones of the Ford Ranger, with all systems the same. The only differences are trim and a few body parts. This forum discusses Ford Ranger and Mazda B series specific issues. Owners of the older Mazda B2000 B2200 and B2600 are welcome as well.

Good luck getting it sorted.

Please keep us posted as feedback helps others reading this post looking for a fix to the same or similar issue!

 

[Bobmbx]

Thats a lot of water. If you're certain you got it from a specific gas station, make a complaint. There is usually a phone number on the gas pump to the Dept. of Agriculture or Fuels and Measures. Keep you reciepts. If they are found to be watering the gas, you can be compensated.

Now, if your fuel lines are full of water you'll have to bleed them. Do you have fuel injection or a carburetor? Your plugs will be wet and probably wont spark until all the water is removed from the fuel system and you dry them off. Don't let the engine sit very long, or your cylinders and other internal components will begin to rust.

 

[colintrax]

3/4 water?? You sure water didn't get in while changing the fuel pump? I'd be taking the station to court. In the mean time, make sure you got out all the water from the lines.

 

[KORDemon7]

Your post sounds like you can the old gas threw the new filter. Replace the filter with a new one. You could disconnect the fuel lines and blow them out with LOW pressor air. I would also check you don't have water in your oil .If you don't want to do the work of removing the lines, you can keep cranking till it plushes itself out. I find K100 to work great for water in gas.