My lawn mower keeps quitting and someone told me I probably have water in my gas.
2007-07-26 06:19:25 · 9 answers · asked by Doodles 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
there is an additive that you can put in the tank to help remove the water.... (HEET is one brand)
it is alcohol based... we have used this in our boat motor before and it helps immensely!
2007-07-26 06:29:35 · answer #1 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 11⤊ 0⤋
Water and gas don't mix so empty the fuel tank into a glass container. If you see something that looks like bubbles in the fuel you probably got some water in it. If it not much water use this fuel in your car a little water in a car wont really hurt it. All gas has some just from condensation of a partially filled tank.
But in a small motor like a lawn mower it makes a big difference.
2007-07-26 06:31:51 · answer #2 · answered by scotchdrnkr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water doesn't float. It is at the bottom of the tank. Look with a flashlight, Or better yet, turn the mower on it's side and drain the gas into a clear jar. If there is water in the gas you will definitely see it. Good luck.
2007-07-26 06:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by Richard B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you have water in your gas tank. Drain your gas tank and then use a paper towel to absorb the last bit of liquid in you tank. This happened to me and the first time I just drained the tank and did not get all the water out of the tank. Second their is a product call HEET which removes water from gas. I would recommend mixing some of this in with the gas in your gas can to totally solve your problem. You will not need to put the whole bottle of heet in your gas can. Probably just about a quarter of it.
2007-07-29 06:58:21 · answer #4 · answered by blue81696 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water and gas don't mix. If you dump out the gas from your mower into a pail you'll see that the water and gas in layers.
Amower only holds a small amount of gas anyway so just dump it and start over with fresh gas. you can take the stail gas to your municipal dump for disposal.
2007-07-26 06:28:12 · answer #5 · answered by STEVE H Groundworks 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can normally see what looks like bubbles floating in the gas. May be a few, may be a lot. Since water and gas do not mix, the bubbles are the water.
2007-07-26 06:24:02 · answer #6 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
One thing not mentioned here....is you stated you have been running the lawnmower as well then it dies..well there is water in the carburetor bowl as well...take it off and clean it ..or you will have same problem after the gas tank is cleaned...And water does not float in gas..it sinks as mentioned prior to this
2007-07-26 06:56:51 · answer #7 · answered by pcbeachrat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drain out the gas and put fresh in. See how it runs now. If you still have the same problem it is not water, could be the governor or could be a plugged air filter. Try it with the air filter removed and see it it is any better.
2007-07-26 06:28:43 · answer #8 · answered by Steiner 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
white smoke
2007-07-26 06:34:41 · answer #9 · answered by Jeff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋