Port Canaveral Florida | HOW TO-Remove Water From Your Boats Fuel Tank Cheap!
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- Port Canaveral Florida as more states mandate E10 ethanol-blended gasoline for off-road use, the problem of water accumulation in fuel tanks grows. Hare at Port Canaveral Florida nothing can ruin your day faster than your engine dying from a lethal gulp of H2O. If you've been burning E10 for a while, you might already have what techies call water bottom.
At Port Canaveral in the past year there's been a lot of worry among boaters about the ill effects of soon to be-universal E10 ethanol blended gasoline. Depending on who's talking, the changeover from gasoline laced with methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) is a small problem, a catastrophe of biblical proportions, or somewhere in between ya think?
Dude you’re golden. I’m an idiot and needed someone smart to help me get an entire tank full of water out. Appreciate you!
best advice to prevent! keep your tank 100% full
the fuel line intake in the tank is 1/2" from the bottom, so this will leave 1/2" of water in the tank. best to remove the fuel sending unit and siphon with a fuel pump from the bottom to completely remove and always keep tank full
you are correct sir. this method only removes to the level of the fuel line.
This worked like a charm. My issue was old gas, not water in the tank. I siphoned about 10 gallons when the stream slowed to a trickle, then I realized I had to loosen the gas cap to relieve the vacuum. To answer one question below, once you pump the bulb, gravity takes over, so you do not need to keep pumping the bulb to keep the flow going. Great video.
Can you clarify this for me? Does the engine have to be running once you prime the bulb? I have to continuously pump and I have like 20 gallons to go lol
Thank You Michael for sharing your (Gary’s)knowledge.The world needs more people like you.
Syphon out fuel with a 1/2" vinyl hose from home depot, accessing the tank via the filler stem and transfered into a 5 gallon gas can. Finish up with a paper towel taped to a steel rod to sop up what ever remains. Use only Rec 90 fuel and have an inline water/fuel seperator filter - no issues.
I found water in my boat gas tank, luckily I was on 1/4 of a tank. I gave this method a try and pumped until empty. 11 gallons in less than an hour. Worked well, thanks!
It could have been the rain but it was most likely the ethanol that drew the water in. ethanol is hydrophilic, thereby drawing water in from the outside since most boats have a vent. You should add gas stabilizer if you plan on storing your boat over 3 months to prevent the water buildup.
Extremely helpful - Thx - after watching several costly complicated ones before this one
That's a very good idea for checking for water in the fuel. If you have a large water separator filter this method won't work. You have to go to the tank, but it's a great start
5 minute video - first 3 minutes to tell us he was going to remove gas from his tank. Well yah! That's why I clicked on the video. How long does it take to pump 20 gallons of fuel, with the bulb, 2 ounces per squeeze?
Usually there is an o-ring on the bottom of the fill cap. Replace when bad and lube it with a bit of grease to maintain seal
Sweet! Just bought a nice bass boat for 500 bucks. The guy replaced everything in the ignition system and just could not figure it out. Just water in the tank! I figured that out because it runs fine below freezing
🤔🤔🤔I Kno your being friendly and trying to help but isn't this the way everyone empties a gas tank?
The dip tube in the tank does not go all the way to the bottom -you won't get all of it. Tip the boat so the fuel tap is at the low corner and do it again. Or better yet, remove the sender and get the water into that corner (you can then see it) and use the same hose (removed from the fuel connection) and do it again. Water gets into all vented tanks. In the afternoon, the tank is full of warm humid air and water condenses from that air during cool mornings and it starts over the next day.
do you have to keep pumping, or does it create a siphon effect and start draining itself to the max?
Thanks for this. I can’t believe I forgot how to do that. When I was five years old my grandpa used to get the gas out the same way. Now I’m 64 and I’m heading to the marina instead of using my head. Thanks for the reminder!
Does that happen with REC 90? I've been getting gas at the same place from day one and I'm
having problems with my motor.
Once you let the gas set, and the water sinks, take a 1/4 in hose and siphon the water out and you can save the gas for your lawn mower.
This will not work!!! Your Pickup tube does not go all the way to the bottom of the tank. You have to remove the sending unit from the tank and put a hose/tube to the bottom of the tank and pump it dry. Then you have to let it dry via evaporation for about a week or two and replace sending unit...no other mechanical method will get water out of your tank. Eventually the trapped salt water will corrode you tank and it will leak...then you have to rip out the deck or pull apart the inner liner from the hull. Major problem.
David, my tank is plastic! I took my time and took what I could out of the tank and after a few weeks I only had to dump about 2 OZ out of the water separator... so, it worked for me!
You definitely have to pull the sending unit and completely empty the tank. Just because you only dumped out 2 ounces doesn't mean there isn't a quart in the bottom of the tank.
remove the ball, use a air compressor and a blow gun attachment, use it on the vent hose. Use only a little air at a time the fuel will come out very fast. Once empthy then refill the tank with a few gallons and do it again. There will be very little water left good enough for the engine to run, by your next fill up the engine will burn off whatever little water was left. You can also clog the vent and use a second hose through the fill hole and a rag to reach the very bottom if you have a odd tank that leaves a lot of fuel behind this will get almost everything out.
This is a BAD recommendation. You can easily exceed the pressure rating on the tank..... and it happens FAST! It's easy to split the tank. Tanks are checked for leaks at 3 PSI. 3 PSI has to be seriously regulated.
That's the best point, mine too is plastic! What water is left will eventually be gone, 1/2 cup of water to a 30 gal tank, and I'll catch that in the water filter!
I got fuel on my tank what should i do... pump out all the fuel out change the filter and refill with fresh gas is that gonna fix the solution... my boat turns off when i put it on drive so it happened thst my gas cap wasnt tight enough
thanks for your help!!!!!
That's great but u need to explain to your viewers that they need to let it sit a while so it seperates. Then pour it slowly from the top until it gets near the water on the bottom. Then stop and dump what's left. They should be using a water filtering funnel too since there is usually still a little bit left.
just dump the shit and start fresh is the way to go.
I concur. Already blew a yamaha 130 motor once due to water in my shit. Surefire way to ruin your whole summer. Now I'm paranoid as shit about water being in my oil/gas.
It's a bitch but it can be removed easy, just let it sit, level the boat, and start pumping...
@@XxPackerManxX Sounds right and maybe add some additives
Use rec 90 I do. Had my boat since 2010 no problems mine sat like nine months no problem JT
take a LOT of containers and ball pumping to empty 40 gallons of fuel!!! Try a fuel water separator Dood!
The big problem I see is that the fuel pick up tubes don't go all the way to the bottom of the tank; at least not in mine. My guess is that it prevents any sediment, that settles to the bottom, from being drawn up in the fuel line. Being that water is heavier than fuel, if there is water in the tank, there may still be water remaining in the tank below the level of what the pickup tubes will reach; problem not solved.
Please don't use a plastic container due to static charge that will explode gas. If you slide the plastic container it could cause a static charge and Boom!!!!.. Use a approved METAL GASOLINE CAN that should be grounded during the process, it's simple....good video , I do the same thing and it does work well...
+Jay Schaefer GREAT TIP, THANKS!
is the red jugs that gas is transported in not made of plastic?
Think ill take my chances with a ol red gas tank. lol
And a foot note..Recreation gas..doesint contain ethanol ..alcohol that attracts moisture right out of the Florida humid air..through your vent..
A better method is to drain all the E-10 out, use it in your lawn mower or car. Put your flushing device on and run all the fuel out of the motor and drain the fuel filter. Go to this website for Pure Gas where Marine Gas is available: pure-gas.org/index.jsp. Yes, it costs more per gallon than E-10 but here are the advantages: No phase separation, better performance, more power and the motor runs cooler. Do not mix E-10 with Non-Ethanol fuel or you will plug up your gas jets with goo.
Consider before they decide to switch to E-15 which will destroy any Marine engine and most older cars and trucks. Tight Lines!
Thank you
The only problem with your Bud's method is that the pick up tube in your fuel tank does NOT reach the very bottom of the tank.
Ok, so you might have half a cup...
@@PortCanaveralFlorida Add new gas, maybe some additives and run it out...
"He says, dude..." lol
@4:10, not wax candle, you mean Lava Lamp. I don't think it's a good idea to put gas in a milk plastic jug, it will start to crack and leak in an hour or so. You could probably just run 12v to the in-tank fuel pump and pump most of it out as well. If there are nooks and crannies in the tank, then water might hide in there only to surface when you refill the tank with Fuel.
If you want ALL the water out put a small bottle of 100% isopropyl alcohol in your tank. That alcohol will get any remaining water out and will not be a problem with gas/oil mixture as the water/isopropyl will evenly disperse into the fuel. Oil will evenly mix in this same fuel without causing engine damage. The brand Heet is NOT GOOD TO USE AS IT DOES PICK UP WATER BUT SETTLES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL. Oil does not mix into that settled Heet/gas mixture and may cause engine damage from lack lubrication. Put a few drops of water into a test tube, then put a little 100# isopropyl alcohol into the tube. You will be amazed when the water is gone.
Thanks! Great tip!
You are a lifesaver
I had my boat stored for about 6 mon.
Rec 90 and Yamaha fuel treatment,still picked up a good bit of H2O
I'm giving this a try
@M C Clift. If you experimented a little bit with a glass container of some kind, a few drops of water and a little gas you could see the results up front. You will be pretty confident that your water problem will clear up. 😀
Great video - I'm a bit lost, however - did you throw the fuel you removed away? Was your tutorial about draining a fuel tank or was there an additional step (to separate the water from the gas and return the good gas to the boat)?
Separately, I have a water separator - can't remember what it's called. If I believe I have a bit of water in the tank, will that handle the problem?
You can carefully pour off the gasoline, but then burn it in a car or mower as it's water-saturated.
The remainder should be dropped off at County Waste Services.
i have a 35hp 1998 johnson outboard motor and it's leaking oil ( tcw-3) and also leaking to the spark plugs area making hard to start the engine...how do I get that problem solve?
+shoua yang Leaking Oil? Don't you mix your gas? Might check your head compression first so you know you have a good seal, then take it from there.
LOL dude I’m on about 4 gallons pumping and I am wishing for a pump right now
Crack me up! Should have ran down the tank less than 5 gal.... then pump, ha!
Can't you just add a fuel/water separator and call it a day?
Yep, mine just got a little full! I had more that I thought, tank was leaking water in somewhere.
this only works if you do not have an inline water filter, I know because my 115 hp runs only 2 minutes before it stops. I will now check the water filter, I bet its full of water.
+ronofnc correct!
You don't gotta bump just turn the key
dude i thought you was going to talk about separating water from gas. What a waste of time. Dude. How do you separate the water from the gas ?
gasline anti freeze(methnol} removes water.
I thought water floats on top of gasoline.
Got to love Ski Island
Its pretty much gone
I have a water separator added to my fuel line and your method didn't work.
+ronofnc . Correct. If you have a inline separator it would go into that first. I have a smaller one which I could take off but I just kept pumping and pumping and well...all of it came out.
he mentioned a DRILL with a pump, FFS don"t the spark from the drill motor will blow you and your boat to Kingdom Come.
It was outside, all hoses were attached firmly, no problems at all. Yes, you do need to watch out for fuel leaks and take notice.
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Dude!
that help but: you still have more water in your tank sorry.
+julio33ify
that could be true, and if it is, I'll see it in my clear water separator which I did...maybe a cap full. But nothing like what I had, and it worked very well!
Gas MELTS PLASTIC!!!
PLEASE USE APPROVED GAS CONTAINERS!!
Unless you like idea of picking up jug and having a gallon of gas spilled when the bottom falls off the jug
It wasn't in the jug for weeks on end, just for the demonstration.
Now do 100 gallons
Ha, if your pumping 100 gal, you might be in the wrong hole!
Same concept what’s the problem
No shit. Thanks for wasting 5 min
M.A.G.A ?