PS Magazine - JANUARY 1978

PS Magazine - JANUARY 1978 - Page 13 of 35

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So the best thing you can put into your fuel tank to bEat the water problem is

.±² fU³L´ AfteR every opEration, top off youR fuel tankµ Bring He LEvel back

up to

the full markµ Keep the empty space inside youR tank a¸ small as possible± Then

there'll be less Room foR that damp air-and less condensation±

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SPAC¹ TO ¹XPAND-SuReº somE water»s bound to get into the tan¼± ½vEn

when you fill upº you have to leave a little room for fuel expansion¾when the

tank gets warmº the fuel expands and can ovERflow if th¿ tank»s full Right to the

top± So there»s always some empty space in your tank for damp

air tÁ get in and

condense±

DÂAIN FIÃT½ÂS¾Besides trapping diRtº fuel filteRs catch any wateR sucked

out of the fueÄ tank± WateR»s heavier than fuelº so the wateR settles to the bottom

of the fuel filter. You get rid of this water by draining the fiLteR¾bEfoRe the

wateR builds up in the filteR and gets carried on to your engine-and befÅRe thE

wateR fReezes and stops up the filtEr .

Draining your filters even more tÆan daiLy may be a good idea. It depends oÇ

the weatherÈ And it depends on how hot ÉÇ» heavy you»re opERating±

You»re the one who can judge bestµ

WhÊn you dRain a filterº catch the

dRainings in a glass jarË Ãet it sit for a

minute or soµ Ìf any water came out of

the filteRº it»ll settle to thÍ bottom of

thE jaRµ Did you get some water? Ìf soº

drain thE filtER again and chec¼± Keep

it up until Îel comEs out of the filter

cleaÏ Én» pure.

CÃ½AN STAÂT¾If you get some water fRom youR filter every dayº you can

bet theRe's quite a lot in Ðthe fuel tank. A Real bad case can bE ÑuRed only by

draining the tank and staRting all over again.

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