Ethanol keeps the water dissolved, won't settle out.

Posted by Chris Case [108.225.237.110] on Tuesday, September 03, 2013 at 18:15:07 :

In Reply to: Fuel strainer posted by rick pacholski [75.177.46.144] on Tuesday, September 03, 2013 at 16:29:51 :

So I don't think you'll ever get any water out the drain.

Pre-ethanol, sure. But remember "fuel dryer"? It was alcohol to dump in your tank, to keep the water dissolved, and 'burn' it in the engine a harmless little bit at a time. Nowadays, we have 'fuel dryer" built in at anywhere from 5% to 15% (e-85?)

Not to say the dissolved water won't cause corrosion. I'm ignorant there.

I'm using stainless steel tank and lines, and except for brass fittings, the only ting subject to corrosion are the zinc pump and carb bodies. And I sure remember them clogging with oxides in the days pre-ethanol.

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• Re: Ethanol keeps the water dissolved, won't settle out. - Ray Marzolf 07:25:22 09/05/2013
• Re: Ethanol keeps the water dissolved, won't settle out. - rick pacholski 05:53:47 09/04/2013

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