That was my point - but we are getting off subject. The issue is one lonely Vanagon stranded in South Florida.

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Tom Hargrave
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-----Original Message-----
From: mcneely4@cox.net [mailto:mcneely4@cox.net] 
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 9:48 AM
To: Tom Hargrave
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP-water in fuel

But noboby PUT that water in the tank.  It came from the storm, and the 
tanker was removing it.  DMc

On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 12:02 AM, Tom Hargrave wrote:

> Not always true - a few years ago I pulled into a service station to 
> fill
> one of my Mercedes diesels up and there was a big truck stranded in 
> front of
> the diesel pump. He had just pumped a tank of water.
>
> We had a very heavy rain that morning and enough water seeped into the
> underground tank to raise the water level up past the pickup tube.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom Hargrave
> 256-656-1924
>
> Our Web Sites:
> www.kegkits.com
> www.stir-plate.com
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On 
> Behalf Of
> Rob
> Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:45 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP-water in fuel
>
> 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" To: Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 7:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
>>
>>
>>> Mark Drexler  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