Ridding tank of unfortunate gas-water mix?

[midway]

Is there any place in your area that can test what you have to see if it is good or not, just in case you can salvage it.

[BMarkey]

Is there any place in your area that can test what you have to see if it is good or not, just in case you can salvage it.

That is what I want to know? Who would do that? Gas station? Auto parts place?

[BMarkey]

Well ... I went through one hell of a time dealing with this today. I pumped the tank almost dry (can still see a slight bit of liquid in there, even after tilting the boat way up) and had 30 or so gallons of the mess. It smelled very little like gas (I think I wound up dumping most of the gas in the first 12 gallons), so I decided to dump it all. I went back to the SWA transfer station where they accept everything from old electronics to oil and recyclables.

I saw the gasoline bin, but it stated that I must leave the jug. There was nowhere to pour the gas. The employees offered no help or advice, so I went to find cheap jugs to fill and leave. I was not going to leave six newish 6.5-gal. gas cans as the county required. I was unsuccessful and even stopped at a local fire station for advice. They had none.

So, I went back to the SWA to scrounge for 5-gal jugs in the recycling deposit area. That's when I ran into a boat mechanic dumping oil (yes, there is a tank for old oil). We found an empty 55-gal drum and set it up to handle my gas mix. Then we poured it and he laughed and said it was all water! I knew it was mostly water.

It irks me that when someone wants to be a good environmental citizen, he has to jump through insurmountable hoops. The guy who doesn't care just dumps his mix in the yard! Wake up, palm Beach County!

Thanks for your advice. I now plan to put a good bit of gas in the tank and use the gas dry stuff. Should I change the fuel filters/separator can (oil filter-like thing)? The engine never ran with this mix. Any other suggestions are appreciated.

Edited March 27, 2010 by BMarkey

[hattman]

Well ... I went through one hell of a time dealing with this today. I pumped the tank almost dry (can still see a slight bit of liquid in there, even after tilting the boat way up) and had 30 or so gallons of the mess. It smelled very little like gas (I think I wound up dumping most of the gas in the first 12 gallons), so I decided to dump it all. I went back to the SWA transfer station where they accept everything from old electronics to oil and recyclables.

I saw the gasoline bin, but it stated that I must leave the jug. There was nowhere to pour the gas. The employees offered no help or advice, so I went to find cheap jugs to fill and leave. I was not going to leave six newish 6.5-gal. gas cans as the county required. I was unsuccessful and even stopped at a local fire station for advice. They had none.

So, I went back to the SWA to scrounge for 5-gal jugs in the recycling deposit area. That's when I ran into a boat mechanic dumping oil (yes, there is a tank for old oil). We found an empty 55-gal drum and set it up to handle my gas mix. Then we poured it and he laughed and said it was all water! I knew it was mostly water.

It irks me that when someone wants to be a good environmental citizen, he has to jump through insurmountable hoops. The guy who doesn't care just dumps his mix in the yard! Wake up, palm Beach County!

Thanks for your advice. I now plan to put a good bit of gas in the tank and use the gas dry stuff. Should I change the fuel filters/separator can (oil filter-like thing)? The engine never ran with this mix. Any other suggestions are appreciated.

You really need to have a qualified mechanic check you tank. Even without sealing the deck plate over the sender, no water should have gone into your tank. If water is leaking in then the gas will leak out as well. Sounds like something went wrong with the sender replacement.

Edited March 28, 2010 by no worries