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From: Jim Mitchell (no email)
Date: Sun Aug 15 1999 - 23:53:48 EDT
Susan -
Had the same thing happen to us last month in Victoria - fortunately we had
a second tank of pre-mix in the dingy.
My hunch is that water is the culprit, and now always keep a bottle of
'Gas-Dri' (available from any auto parts store) stashed onboard the dink.
Remember, water will very neatly block all those small jets and passages
which are so vital to your outboard - replacing the bad gas isn't always
enough.
BTW, the active ingredient in most gas line dryers/antifreezes is just some
form of alcohol (most alcohols have a very high affinity for water, so in a
desperate pinch, cheap gin might work.
Cheers
Jim
m/v Nonchalant
----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 1999 2:41 PM
Subject: lv-ab: Bad Gas
> So the question here is, the gas in the tank was 1/2 empty (or for you
more
> optimistic ones, 1/2 full) and it appeared the gas went bad. We tired
> everything, checked the filter, the plug, hoses etc. The spare tank had a
> small amount of gas left and we were able to get somewhat close to home
using
> that. Rich rowed the rest of the distance.
>
> So what makes a formally good tank of gas go bad?
>
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