[geeks] car question (RESOLVED)

[Kurt Mosiejczuk]

On Mon, 11 Mar 2002, Kurt Huhn wrote:

> Also, if you let it sit on less than a full tank of fuel, fill it up
> with some fresh fuel and pour a bottle of "water remover" in the tank.
> can't recall the actual name - it's mostly isopropyl alcohol which will
> bond with the water and make it less likely to kill the performance of
> your engine and damage your fuel filter.

DryGas.  Or Gas Dryer or whatever.  It's all just isopropyl alcohol like
you said.  It's kindof a neat chemical trick... water and gasoline don't
mix.  Water and alcohol do.  AND alcohol and gasoline do.  So, the
water mixes with the alcohol which mixes with the gasoline.  No more
problem.

Although in Texas, you avoid the bigger problem us northeners face.  As
nasty as it is to get some water pumped into your engine, it's not as
nasty as getting it into your fuel lines and having it FREEZE there.
That's why up north DryGas sells well =)

--Kurt