Can't say if it dissolves or not or what the consequences might be, but back
in the '50s a person I knew put several school busses out of commission for
several days by dumping sugar in the gas tanks. I thought they had to
rebuild the motors, but I was only about 8 years old so I'm sure I didn't
get all the details and even if I did, I probably wouldn't remember them.
Under any circumstances though, can't say as how I'd recommend the practice.
;>)
Charley Robinson
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
Trevor Boicey
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 8:51 PM
To: JustBrits@aol.com
Cc: fogbro1@bellatlantic.net; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Sugar in the gas tank.
JustBrits@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 10/11/2000 7:17:45 PM Central Daylight Time,
> fogbro1@bellatlantic.net writes:
>
> << Last I heard sugar does not dissolve in gasoline. Therefore any that
> gets into the fuel lines should be filtered by the fuel filter. None
> should reach the engine. >>
>
> And if, as most, vehicle has no "fuel filter"???? Huuum, enquiring motors
> need to know, Ed. And, perchance, a large "screened" filter is in use???
> Huuuum??
I would think a pretty small percentage of the
cars out there nowadays don't have fuel filters. It's
pretty much mandatory with fuel injection, and fuel
injection is pretty much universal.
I realize this is an LBC list so there might be people
here that don't have stock fuel filters, and may be
too cash poor to spring the $4 for one... ;>
--
Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
"axe your mammanemz how she during" - SQL
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