water in boat fuel

[bucko48]

Hi raiders had the misfortune today to get water in my fuel motor runs but does not rev out . What is the best way to clean out the water from the motor.

bucko48

p.s any help would be greatly appreciated

[sinbad66]

i would assume you could siphon off the fuel from the top

water should be heavier? after letting it settle

then just run ya motor on clean fuel for 5 mins or so

id think any resulting h2o in the motor will evaporate overnite after getting it hot

[nath_reptile]

I would also drain the fuel bowl on the bottom of the carby as water will sit in the bottom there

[Guest Aussie007]

u need to do a full clean of the carbies,fuel hose and fuel tank the water is from condensation and some nasty petrol stations putting water in there tanks

[bucko48]

thanks for the help new petrol from servo picked up on the way.

bucko48

[brickman]

i'm not sure off your boat size but a water seperater is a must have we copped a bad batch off fuel almost black and craig from huet marine surgested a filter water seperater so on the next service he instaled one for me it has a drain cock on the bottom and i drain it after every trip on sunday arvo i got half a cup off water out off it last time i use that servo my donk is a 2stroke merk with a carby but from what i have been told if it was fuel injected or a four stroke it may have done major damage just my 2 bobs worth

cheers gary

[Guest Aussie007]

i'm not sure off your boat size but a water seperater is a must have we copped a bad batch off fuel almost black and craig from huet marine surgested a filter water seperater so on the next service he instaled one for me it has a drain cock on the bottom and i drain it after every trip on sunday arvo i got half a cup off water out off it last time i use that servo my donk is a 2stroke merk with a carby but from what i have been told if it was fuel injected or a four stroke it may have done major damage just my 2 bobs worth

cheers gary

theres a servo up the road from me i have observed over 6 months and over 10 times filling up a caltex petrol station in sydney is selling crap fuel my car at idle jerks and almost stalls every time i fill up there if i go down the road to a now seven eleven my car runs great and i even use E10 have no problems at all and when i switch between the two my car starts playing up again every time at the caltex bloody getting hard to find a petrol station with decent fuel these days back in the late 90's a petrol station was busted by my cousin with a garden hose in there tank late at night it has changed ownership since but im sure that tactic wasnt the last time used im going to start using a fuel filter for my boat its a cheap investment

[ibby01]

Hi raiders had the misfortune today to get water in my fuel motor runs but does not rev out . What is the best way to clean out the water from the motor.

bucko48

p.s any help would be greatly appreciated

drain the fuel tank if you can or syphon it out, pull the spark plugs out clean them with carbi cleaner and a wire brush and stick em back in and new fuel in the tank run it for a while it should run sweet after that.