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To: energyplay who wrote (26540)	10/21/2003 4:41:17 PM
From: Tommaso	Respond to of 206328

Sometimes there is already some condensed water in a gas tank and when the gasohol goes in it picks up enough water to stall the engine --as I am sure you know. In my more grungy days I used to load up on cut-rate methanol additives and when it came time to have my clunker tested for emissions, I would add several bottles of that to a remaining couple of gallons of gas. It seemed to work. Do not recommend the practice.

To: energyplay who wrote (26540)	10/21/2003 5:35:26 PM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206328

I remember something about drying out gaskets.. but was not sure so left it off.. I do recommend any time you see a tanker truck in a service station drive off... The underground takes are not to have more than an inch of water before the station or driver should report it to maintenance to come out suck out the water.. Now if they dropped a load of gas . it is quite possible for you be unlucky and get water in your tank along with gas due to churn of product and water .. esp if the tank is on line to island pumps....

To: energyplay who wrote (26540)	10/21/2003 9:33:40 PM
From: pls418	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 206328

Energyplay, Please correct me if I am wrong ethanol does indeed absorb water but it absorbs it from within the fuel system and is then burnt freeing the system of moisture causing less corrosion. It's water absorption quality is actually the one good thing about it. In Northern Minnesota where we have a 10% blend it has eliminated almost all gas line freeze up problems. I still find problems with it in applications such as lawn mowers, snow blowers, and outboard motors. Because standing fuel in these items become degraded more rapidly because of the ethanol's higher evaporation characteristics, making it twice as important to use a fuel stabilizer or run such items completely dry. Take care. Steve