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    Drain the tank and then when you refill it add half a litre of meths to the full tank and give it a good shack around on a rough road or similar. The meths will absorb any water that is left over and help it to move through the fuel system without doing damage. But be warned the meths trick only works for a very small amount of water e.g any that didnt full drain out when you drain the tank
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    Thanks mate couldn,t remember if it was meth or kero to get the water moving
    new it was one of them

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    Thanks boys, looks like I might be pulling the tank out tomorrow then

    I'll tell the missus to walk to the shop to get another box as I won't be able to drive.... It's only about 12ks....
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    Quote Originally Posted by roofy View Post
    Thanks mate couldn,t remember if it was meth or kero to get the water moving
    new it was one of them
    Jack Absolom had a TV show years ago.
    He used to put a cup of meths in a tank of petrol in that Mitsi Sigma he drove all over the outback.
    Said it adsorbed the condensation, so again a small amount.
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    Quote Originally Posted by macca View Post

    PS Joel is home will see him next week to hear his stories. He did drive it all the way.
    Just saw this.
    That's great news he didn't have to ship it down. The weld job must have been pretty good then.

    Make sure you rub it into him and tell him to get a decent vehicle!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nisshead View Post
    Make sure you rub it into him and tell him to get a decent vehicle!!
    Mate last club trip, 10 out of 14 vehicles were Patrols, the poor bugger is going to cop a pasteing at Tuesday nights meeting. hahahahahaha
    We have a Golden Knob award for those who do silly things IYKWIM, Joel allready has it for another trip. The way he's going he will be hanging on to it!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by macca View Post
    Jack Absolom had a TV show years ago.
    He used to put a cup of meths in a tank of petrol in that Mitsi Sigma he drove all over the outback.
    Said it adsorbed the condensation, so again a small amount.
    hi macca that brought back memories aye
    was such a good show back then and who could forget the leyland bros

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    Did you go bact to the servo? I would be tempted to pour the crap fuel over the manager. What brand servo was it?? Hey good luck mate, lucky it didn`t do any damage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve4wdin View Post
    Did you go bact to the servo? I would be tempted to pour the crap fuel over the manager. What brand servo was it?? Hey good luck mate, lucky it didn`t do any damage.
    Yeah it was Marlborough service station which sell Caltex fuel.

    I rang him and he offered me a free tank of water... Hahaha

    I lodged a complaint with Caltex just on case





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    What happens on the servo side when they work out they have tainted fuel? Do they admit it? Servos would easily get a bad name from bad fuel?

    If one person gets bad fuel from a servo, likely everyone is too. Does the servo drain the bowser tank?

    Tipsy-tap

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