On Friday, March 9, 2018 at 2:44:01 AM UTC-6, Steve W. wrote:
> The Real Bev wrote:
> > On 03/08/2018 04:48 PM, Basia wrote:
> >> There is still some use for these. Older gas stations
> >> frequently have moisture in their tanks and some gas
> >> is purposefully diluted by cheats. I remember my car
> >> stalling badly about 20 miles after tanking at an Indian
> >> reservation in New Mexico. Bad fuel was the culprit.
> >
> > Or filling your tank when the station's tank is nearly empty. Back in
> > the dark ages when gas was leaded we siphoned some of the gas back into
> > a glass jar -- proof that it was roughly 1/5 water. I think we added
> > denatured alcohol, but I think it would have required a LOT of it, but
> > maybe not.
> >
>
> Still test gas the same way today. The ethanol added in makes gas act
> like a sponge. I've seen gas test out that bad or worse.
>
> --
> Steve W.

Years ago if there was water in a car gas tank, a fifth of Whiskey poured into the tank, the alcohol molecules would 'cut' the water and allow the engine to run. That would depend on how much water was in the tank.