Hi Pete,

I suspect the blobs in the gas may have been microbes feeding on the
hydrocarbons in the fuel.  They are mentioned in this link, which is
cited in the wikipedia entry on gasoline:

http://www.alpharubicon.com/altenergy/gasstoretg.htm

A fuel stabilizer in the tank would definitely have helped.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
www.busesofthecorn.com
www.pottsfamily.ca

Peter T. Owsianowski wrote:
> My brother camped with us a lot last year, so the bus was driven all summer
> and into the fall.  It started snowing here in Northern Indiana in November
> last year and we rarely saw the ground.  He put the bus away at that point
> with about 7 or 8 gallons and started and ran it up to temp a couple time
> over the winter when temps got above freezing.  We had some whole weeks of
> below zero (Fahrenheit) and a lot of below freezing.  The barn where it was
> is unheated.
>
> What the heck were the white blobs in the gas?  They said it smelled
> horrible and they could actually see water sinking to the bottom when they
> put it in a jar.  Could this have been avoided with a full tank and some
> Stabil?
> \