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Post by Simple Man on Feb 28, 2015 16:42:12 GMT -6
I got my new battery installed this morning. I had to modify the battery tray a bit but it holds it fine now.
A question for y'all on a different issue. I have a bunch of gas cans (7 or 8) that I use to hold lawnmower and boat gas in. I put two and a half cans of gas into the boat this afternoon to top it off and took five cans to the store to fill them up. One of the full cans (not sure if it was a full one or one I had emptied last time out but that same style) I noticed had some gunk and water in the bottom of the can. I rinsed it out with gas and have it drying out now but I am worried that I might have put some bad gas in my boat. I didn't think I had any skunks gas laying around but maybe I did? What would y'all do? How long would I have to run my motor for it to show up? I am thinking let it idle on the lift but I don't know how long or I could take it out in the bay and open it up but then if I break down I am floating. I guess I could call Sea Tow. Maybe wait til Monday morning? Thoughts?
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Post by Juan on Feb 28, 2015 18:30:24 GMT -6
Just my opinion, but I wouldn't be overly concerned just yet. I do the same thing you do.. (fill the boat with 5 gallon fuel cans) since it's easier to get non ethanol fuel that way than it is to hook the boat up and tow it to a gas station that sells non ethanol fuel. I've also been concerned about contaminated fuel because I keep the fuel cans in the barn in less than desirable conditions but I've been doing it this way for years and haven't had a problem yet... and every time I change the fuel/water separator, there's not a sign of water or debris in it.. If there is any crap getting into the boat's fuel tank, it hasn't been much and since water is heavier than fuel, it sits on the bottom of the fuel tank and because the fuel line sits a little above the bottom of the tank, it hasn't been picked up and if it is, the separator should catch it before it ever hits the engine. You could run your motor forever and it might not ever show up... I wouldn't worry about it unless you start getting water and gunk in the separator.
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Post by Simple Man on Feb 28, 2015 20:56:41 GMT -6
Yeah. I may be freaking out about nothing. It just freaked me out when I looked in and saw that gunk and water in the bottom of the can.
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Post by yolo on Mar 1, 2015 1:07:18 GMT -6
As Juan said I wouldn't worry about it much. Especially if its a small amount. Southern already said this with Sea Foam.......To make certain, run over and get a bottle of the winter fuel stabilizer from your store. I use this one but everyone has one that they use and they all work just fine www.westmarine.com/buy/sta-bil--sta-bil-gas-stabilizer--P004_134_003_502 but others share what you use in case Simple Man's Local store does not have what I linked here. Whether it fights it as it forms of fights it after it forms, it will get rid of anything in the tank. I have a 69 Chevelle that sits in the garage from October/November until April/May (depending on when the roads clean up from all the salt they drop to melt snow) and I always throw some of the storage Stabil in the tank before my first drive just to be 100% sure. I do the same with all my dads classic cars that sit. The red (storage) stabile is made for all motors (cars, boats, equipment, lawn mowers, snow blowers, anything). But honestly what i just said about the Chevelle just a neurotic precaution. My dads friend owned a local Chevy dealer back in the day and he kept a bunch of the rare Corvettes they had. Long story short, he had a storage garage, about an hour and half from where we live, where he kept all his vettes and my dads 78 vette. The cars sat for years, some longer than others, and only one of them we pulled out had bad gas and that one was sitting for about 6 years. My dads 78 was sitting for 3 and the gas was fine. After we siphoned it out it was a little bit off color, but i put the Stabil in it before we ran it. You can also think about the fuel station you use to fill up the gas cans; i own a Sunoco station so I have some training here  . If its a high traffic station where the tanks are constantly being filled then the fuel is not sitting much and the fuel you put in to boat will wash everything out when it all mixes. Also, the reason for gunk buildup and water mostly come from temperature changes. Think about a the moisture outside in the morning. When the sun comes up and adds some heat to the cold night that just passes you get moisture outside because of the temp change, same thing happens in fuel tanks and thats where the water comes from. What I'm getting at is I don't know what the climate is like in Alabama where you are but if you don't have crazy temp changes then the fuel you got from the station will do just fine. Over here it will be 20 degrees different between morning and night so moisture with everything is general a problem. Im sure this is all stuff that you know. The big thing that you would worry about with gunk buildup is a carburetor. You'll also have a small concern with the injectors, but nowhere near the the carburetor. With the carb, fuel gunks up and makes the parts in the carb stick. The springs and everything that make that carb move, can't move its parts enough to dump fuel into the cylinders because the gunk is sticking everything up. The injectors, like you have on that beautiful verado, are run by computers and sensors ect. So the only thing you really worry about is gunk building up in one of the injectors. With your case here and a some gunk in the bottom of a can. It shouldn't be a confer and will be treated by putting some Stabil or Sea Foam in there. Even if it does gunk up then the new fuel running through the motor will will eventual mix it all off, but again it doesn't sound like you have enough in there to do anything. You'll be fine. Stabilizer for 100% piece of mind and go fishing! |
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Post by gnrphil on Mar 1, 2015 2:44:48 GMT -6
I agree you've nothing to worry about, If you had a Yamaha HPDI however you'd been really fine with the 7 filters the fuel has to pass through   |
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Post by Simple Man on Mar 1, 2015 9:01:15 GMT -6
I agree you've nothing to worry about, If you had a Yamaha HPDI however you'd been really fine with the 7 filters the fuel has to pass through Nice! Your right, the Verado only has two but one of them is a fuel/water separator! Gumming up either motor is not an issue but a plugged filter will leave me bobbing like a cork nonetheless. I'll take it out tomorrow morning and run it hard. If something happens then I'll get a Sea Tow! |
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Post by Juan on Mar 1, 2015 9:40:34 GMT -6
Not trying to derail the subject but: I have a 69 Chevelle that sits in the garage I've always been a huge Corvette and Chevelle follower...Got any pics? piccs |
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Post by Simple Man on Mar 1, 2015 19:04:11 GMT -6
Well, after being fogged in all day and working on my taxes, I said "I got to get out of here!" And like a dumb ass, went for a evening cruise to look at fish attracting lights in the neighborhood. The Sea Tow guy would have justifiably been pissed had I broke down! Luckily all went well and I had no issues. I idled over a mile and and a half so I'm sure any bad gas would have shown up in that time.
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Post by Juan on Mar 1, 2015 19:37:33 GMT -6
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Post by yolo on Mar 2, 2015 15:52:32 GMT -6
Not trying to derail the subject but: I have a 69 Chevelle that sits in the garage I've always been a huge Corvette and Chevelle follower...Got any pics? piccs I do, ill have to get them off another computer and will post a bit later. |
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. If its a high traffic station where the tanks are constantly being filled then the fuel is not sitting much and the fuel you put in to boat will wash everything out when it all mixes. Also, the reason for gunk buildup and water mostly come from temperature changes. Think about a the moisture outside in the morning. When the sun comes up and adds some heat to the cold night that just passes you get moisture outside because of the temp change, same thing happens in fuel tanks and thats where the water comes from. What I'm getting at is I don't know what the climate is like in Alabama where you are but if you don't have crazy temp changes then the fuel you got from the station will do just fine. Over here it will be 20 degrees different between morning and night so moisture with everything is general a problem. 
