One thing I haven't heard yet is that some gas stations may not adequately remove the water that has collected in their tanks from condensation. Yes, gas station tanks also collect water from condensation. When I operated stations, we had to pump the water out every few weeks. We had a dipstick onto which we applied water detector (in a tube like toothpaste). The detector was blue and would turn red up to the level of the water. We had a small pump with a long suction that drew from the bottom of the tank. It would remove the water in 5-10 minutes.
I have no idea if modern stations even do this. BTW, I did get a tank full of bad gas a few years ago. It cost about $1000 by the time the fuel system was cleaned and repaired. Tom Potter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 12:54 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad gas recourse - was Saab stranded me in cold uh..... Yes It only takes a thimbleful of water..... At 12:19 PM 1/19/2007, you wrote: >Could the gas really be "bad" enough to cause my engine to flat quit? Lesssseee...... I own a gas station. I pay a buck 90 or so for gas. Gas has ethanol in it. Ethanol will suspend water. Water costs 3 or so cents per gallon. How could I increase my profit margin? I work on slim margins..... hmmmmmmmmmmm What if I add water to the storage tank? Cheap, easy, and more bucks. All I have to do is figger out how much water i can put in the tank, based on how much water the alcohol will suspend, and the %alcohol in the gas....... Now, what if this rube or the rube at the gasoline distributor put in a little more water than the alcohol can suspend? Or the station rube put in water but didn't know the distributor had already added water? Then there is condensation etc... Zoltan is stranded.... Saab won't run Recourse? add some de-icer to the tank, thaw out the Saab and go on. Anything else is a waste of time. Loren Faeth _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
