wraplock

while out driving my 68 Corvette yesterday which was running great by the way, I needed to stop for gas. I put 20 dollars of gas in and when I started the car it kept stalling. I got her home and started to check things out. No vacuum leaks, accelerator is pumping fuel, battery checks out alternator good and timing didn't move. Finally decided to check the fuel and it was about 20-25% water! So I pumped all the fuel out of the tank and will add some dry gas before refilling. Is there anything else I should do?

Thanks

Frankie the Fink

Wow - haven't heard of that problem since the gas crisis back in the 70's. When empty gas station tanks that developed leaks ingested ground water.. When restocked with gas they delivered a nice cocktail of cruddy water along with gas to customers.

I had it happen on a '66 Mustang....drain/refill with fresh fuel and clean/replace the fuel filter - should be fine...

Dribbling a bit of water down the intake is one way old schoolers blow carbon out of the top engine spaces.....it won't grenade your motor...

A bit of rough running is all...a good excuse to take a nice long drive with fresh gas!
Your car may actually run better

MikeM

I would disconnect the rubber line at the fuel pump and pressurize tang to clear the fuel line. Then fill it up with E 10. I don't know why you'd need dry gas. Ethanol will do the same thing.

Oh, and take the contaminated gas back where you bought it and ask for your money back. Responsible station owners monitor water in their tanks whether it be with a stick or electronically.

Swept57

Change the fuel filter...

Gold Dragon

Would use a bottle of HEET to make sure you got it all.

wraplock

Heet the same stuff we put in our home heating oil tank? I've got a case of that

Don

GCD1962

I never buy gas at stations that do not have real high volume. Price for me is not the first consideration, clean gas is

emccomas

Go back to the station and ask them how they are planning to handle this situation for you.

A friend of mine got contaminated gas at a Shell station 5 or 6 years ago.

When all was said and done, it ended up costing about $1200 to deal with the injectors (2007 Trailblazer), etc.

The gas station owner paid the entire cost,

Frankie the Fink

I don't think you are going to incur a dime of cost beyond the price of a tank of good gas (and a bottle of magic goo - which isn't necessary if you drained the tank IMO).

I'd let the gas station owner know as a courtesy but then get on with my life... If he offers you some reimbursement for your trouble fine; otherwise I wouldn't go medieval over it...

Roger Walling

I had a snow plow truck that would get water in the tank from
condensation by sitting all summer.
I would put in several canc of dry gas into it before I realized that the dry gas was eating up the electric pump every other year.

gilbybarr

Dry Gas......

Bill Pilon

I agree with Frankie, I think you have already handled your problem, I also think you should let station owner know as a courtesy, however I don't believe I would accept a free tank of gas as settlement if it was offered.

Bill