Water in fuel tank!

[skeeter]

Anyone had trouble with water in fuel tank. My 2002 190 shut down on me. I found water in the fuel filter. Placed a jar at hose after removing the filter, start pumping the bulb. Pumped off 6 gts. of water and 8 gts. gas before water was gone. I got caught trailering it one night for a total of 60 miles, plus setting in the Waffel House for about a hour waiting for the rain to stop. This was a real down pour. Would it be possible to get that much water though the vent at the gas cap? The 190 is kept in a garage, if outside it's covered.Do not trailer covered. I did buy gas before the rain started that day, could be possible there was water in the gas. Has anyone had trouble with the vent before?

Skeeter

[stingray502]

Skeeter,

My 190 has always been outside. I do not have a garage to put it in. It is now under a canvas boat cover but I did not buy that until about 4 months ago. I have never had a problem with water getting inside of my gas tank because of rain. Here in FL becasue of hurricanes we see a fair amount of rain. I would look into the possiblity that you got some bad gas. Just my guess.

Stingray

[Jan from Humboldt]

There's an "O" ring on the neck of the filler cap for the fuel tank. Check and see if it's there and or in one peice, I found mine this year had a big nick in it and I don't think it was making a good seal.

You also could have gorren a slug of bad fuel.

All the more reason to install a good water fuel seperator type filter.

[albiedarned]

Had this problem w/ 2 different boats, and learned a valuable lesson. Mine was due to condensation, in the fuel tank. We now keep a full fuel tank and added the BEST- and biggest water seperator. Havent had the problem again.