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Posted by: thud
Methyl Hydrate will do what you want and its cheap. Go to a truck shop and they will have it sitting on the shelf. Its used in airbrake systems to remove moisture so lines and valves wont freeze up in the winter.I usually dump a litre container into 400litres of Diesel fuel . If i forget to add it and the fuel lines freeze up I just pour in a litre and wait about 10minutes and the lines will clear out. The methyl Hydrate seems to 'find' the water . In at atv you shouldnt need more then a few mL per tank to do the job... say maybe 5-10mL
Posted by: DeuceRooster
Never had that problem yet, however people I know who have use some stuff called, "HEET" in a yellow or red bottle (two different kinds two different bottles). I've been told it works really well.
Posted by: LEP7MM
good point about only using a few ml's Thud.
As with any of these of these products, you should only use very little in your wheeler. The bottles you buy at the local Pump-n-Munch are for treating car size fuel tanks.
Posted by: Raptoryfn660r
Can you see it in your tank?
I would get something that contains isopropyl alcohol which will absorb the water or better yet can you take the tank off or some way let it air dry.
Posted by: Raptoryfn660r
The fuel pumps have multiple filters that would catch water or if your worried about that don't fill up when you see a tanker dumping his fuel load, it would get stirred up then if there tanks are extreme low.
Posted by: Raptoryfn660r
I was trying to find what I used in the past , it was a heet product.
search results for heet
I used the heet in the red bottle.
Posted by: upnort
Best thing is to drain tank. Iso Heet is the stuff as it has isopropyl alcohol (Red bottle).
Posted by: Chris142
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Originally posted by: FUFIGHTER
I don't know if theres water in my tank but I was told that it's a good idea to treat your tank with every fill up for long term maintanance especially in colder weather after riding when the bike goes in a warm garage it causes condensation in the gas tank and inturn could screw up the floats in the carb. I guess I'll go and see if we have HEET here in Canada I need to find something thats inexpensive that i can put in, in every fillup. THANKS ALL HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
I wouldn't put it in every tank. The alcohol is very hard on plastic (floats) and rubber (needle valve and fuel lines).
Maybe once a year at the most. Rubbing alcohol is much cheaper than the stuff you can buy at a-zone. I'd use about 2 ounces per gallon of gas and no more. I'd also make sure that it was gone from the carb before I parked the bike.
Posted by: Chris142
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Originally posted by: TORK
Gas has gotten bad enough that you need to treat year round.
Mental note to self: Don't buy gas in Kansas!
Posted by: Specta
Fill your tank on your way home from riding, keep it full. Like Raptoryfm660r says, don't buy gas when they are dumping a load at the station. Water settles on the bottom. first thing to leave the tank.
Posted by: JohnO
I have used 100% wood alcohol in the past, it causes the water to mix with the gasoline and get blown out. On a quad it's usually pretty easy to take the carb loose and pull the float bowl to see what's in there.
These days, they put so much ethanol in gasoline that water in the gas doesn't seem to be much of a problem anymore.
Posted by: FUFIGHTER
Whats the best stuff out there to remove water from your gas tank, there's so many remedies out there, which one works best for you?
Posted by: FUFIGHTER
From what I've been told is even the gas pump tanks have water in them so your actually putting water in your tank at the pumps.
Posted by: FUFIGHTER
I don't know if theres water in my tank but I was told that it's a good idea to treat your tank with every fill up for long term maintanance especially in colder weather after riding when the bike goes in a warm garage it causes condensation in the gas tank and inturn could screw up the floats in the carb. I guess I'll go and see if we have HEET here in Canada I need to find something thats inexpensive that i can put in, in every fillup. THANKS ALL HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Posted by: FUFIGHTER
I heard SHELL gasoline was ruining gas gages because of a new additive they were using, alot of people complained and there were some law suits and they pulled the additive, that's what scares me the most, you don't know what's going to wind up in your tank, especially when you use different brands of gas. Oh well better get gramps MOONSHINE out!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!! P.S. I've seen a new product out that looks like a funnel but it has a filter built in, and they claim it filters water and any other contamenents, any you guys hear about his?
Posted by: BeerSmurf
Gravity.
No, Seriously.
Drain the tank.
Buy Avgas.
Posted by: TORK
Heet and the other products are preventitive, they will help keep water out but will not remove water from fuel. When water is absorbed by the alcohol it is still there and can still shut off fuel going through jets. It is importent to treat fuel before you have the problem. Gas has gotten bad enough that you need to treat year round.
Posted by: hondabuster
Probably the best way, is to drain the tank, but if that isnt convienent, use HEET or other products that use isopropl( alcohol), dont use the methenal type stuff. Alcohol absorbs the water, and sends it thru the carb to be burned. Rubbing alcohol wont work, it already has too much added water.
