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We have a weekly car tip show here in Maryland called "Goss' Garage" which provides great maintenance tips. In the last show, Pat Goss explained that the ethanol mixed into the gasoline we buy today attracts water and is a major contributor to condensation in gas tanks. He said his garage is seeing lots of cars now with water and rust in the tanks which is clogging fuel filters and causing engine problems. Pat recommended using gas dryer based on isopropyl alcohol (and not methanol - though he didn't explain why).

Have any of you folks looked into this? Is Pat Goss right? Will using isopropyl gas dryer in my BJ8 help or hurt?
 
Haven't heard of that one and there does not seem to be any great erosion of fuel tanks going on. Similarly, Methanol and Alcohol both attract moisture which one is the worst I duno!---Keoke
 
Age-old remedy; alcohol absorbs the water in your tank and (I'd guess) it gets burned off.

You used to be able to buy products labled "dry-gas" particulary popular in the winter months. My dad would add a can about once a month (he drove a lot for work).

You wouldn't want to just leave it in your tank though, alcohol and water combined won't do your fuel system any favors (it jells) so don't add it unless your plans include enough driving to use up a tankful in a day or two.
 
Bob_Blue_BJ8 said:
Keoke & Randy:

Thanks! Using a tank in a day or two gives me an excuse to drive it more!! Great!

Bob
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There is a product called "HEET" that I believe is supposed to disapate the water.
Patrick
 
We just got E10 Ethanol blended gas here in Maine this past fall. Water and E10 together are evil. Water causes the ethanol to seperate from the gas. When a few gas stations in my town got their first loads of E10 they had a little too much moisture in their tanks and it caused "phase seperation" and made the gas useless. They had to have it pumped out and hauled away. A few cars got it before it was caught and they needed to be hauled off on flat beds. You can buy fuel stabalizer just make sure it is approved for ethanol blended gas.
 
Yes that is correct. However, if the gas is good you can offset Separation by keeping your tank near full, Less air space less moisture and less possibility of separation. Once separation occurs in your tank the fuel is useless and the potential for rust is enhanced. For storage a stabilizer such as "Heet" which combats separation is recommended along with a full tank.--Fwiw--Keoke
 
Easy source for gas dryer is your friendly boat supply store. You will find copious amounts there and usually at a good price...
 
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