Nobody PUTS water in the gas unless it's sabotage or theft. It does
happen but it's not on purpose, storage facilities work to jeep water
out of fuel.

Rob
becida@comcast.net

At  1/23/2010 09:18 PM,Zoltan wrote:
>I agree with this assumption.  It happened to me a few times when on the
>road.  The freeway side gas stations can do it to you.  Once you are gone,
>you're on your own.  Towing, waiting for a garage to open until Monday,
>sleeping in the van at a weird place, etc.  Maybe some fuel additive would
>solve it.
>The gas stations are allowed to put in a certain amount of water into their
>tank, depending on how much alcohol there is in it, I think.
>Zoltan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Allan Streib" <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 7:47 PM
>Subject: Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
>
>
>>Mark Drexler <mdrexler@ZING-NET.CA> writes:
>>
>>>Now just fueled up, and will start, but spits and burps, and can't get
>>>all cylinders firing on start up. Feels like a lack of fuel delivery
>>>to me.
>>
>>When running problems appear suddenly after a fuel fill, you have to
>>consider that maybe you got a batch of dirty or watery fuel.  I think
>>this is uncommon these days, but it can happen.
>>
>>Allan
>>--
>>1991 Vanagon GL