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- From: ah335@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Banks)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Sugar in gas? Test
- Date: 3 Jan 1993 03:28:19 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: ah335@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Richard Banks)
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- In a previous article, sherod@newton.Colorado.EDU (Scott Herod) says:
-
- >I was wondering if there is some way to test for sugar/honey in the fuel
- >tank. It's a long story involving a dog, a stereo, and the phone company
- >but I am afraid I may now have some strange substances in the fuel
- >tank. Is there a way to test or would you just drain the tank on general
- >principles? Will sugar disolve in the water in the gas or should it all
- >be dumped?
- >
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- Do this simple test. Get a clear glass jar, fill it half way with
- gasoline then add
- whatever you think got in your tank, and observe. This is a good
- way to see how well those fuel additives you buy mix with your
- gasoline. I've done this before and found most of that stuff
- simply sinks to the bottom and sits there.
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-