Dealing with sugar in gas tank - READ ONLY

13 messages, Last post on Apr 17, 2002 at 5:52 AM

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#9 of 13 FLUSH YOUR TANK NOW by pblevine Apr 12, 2002 (9:12 am)
Why take a chance? I'd even drop the gas tank. And remember, "Equal" is better than sugar! In coffee, that is. Never in your tank.
#10 of 13 Hey as a 5 year old I discovered by mrdetailer Apr 12, 2002 (1:36 pm)
that dirt can really clog up a tank, having deposited several handfulls in one myself. Dad definitely was NOT happy. Seriously, I would drop and clean the tank immediately. The cost of that repair isn't bad compared to the dangers it can cause.
#11 of 13 I remember by isellhondas Apr 15, 2002 (2:31 pm)
Someone telling me that a handful of moth balls would neutralize the gasoline. Never tried it.
#12 of 13 test of sugar in gas by royallen Apr 16, 2002 (8:20 pm)
It is one week since I placed 10 cc of gas in a test tube and added 2 sugar crystals and the sugar is 100% in its original crystal form. My van is also operating normally with only a change of the fuel filter which contained no sugar.
#13 of 13 by mullins87 Apr 17, 2002 (5:52 am)
The thing I would be most concerned with is some of the crystals getting past the filter. I don't know what engine heat would do to them, but I could imagine them acting much like grains of sand as they move through the injectors into the combustion chamber.

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