Does "Drygas" really work?

Hi all. I had a car set for over a year, unstarted and undriven, covered...in an unheated garage. I stored it wih a full tank of gas. Ran great till I got down to about a 1/2 tank...now it sputters on take off, and surges on the freeway. I'm assuming I got some water in the gas...

From anyone's experience, does the drygas type stuff work? Any home remedies?

Thanks

 

Rubbing alcohol. It's the primary ingrediant in "Heet" fuel system drier, as well as every other similar product out there. In laymans terms, the alcohol bonds with the water, and causes it to mix with teh gas instead of seperating out so it gets sucked up and burned.

 

We use the stuff all winter up here in the northwoods so any water in the gas doesn't freeze up in the lines or carb over night. (-30 degrees isn't unheard of)

It doesn't hurt anything as long as you use it like the bottle says. More isn't always better.

 

Thanks guys. Contemplating my next move. I was thinking a bottle of the drygas stuff on 1/2 a tank, plus 1/2 tank of fresh gas should cure it. I hate to do what I've done before on this car- have someone choke the carb while I hit the pedal for 1/2 hour to burn thru the water... ugh.

Maybe just get a bottle of Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol?

 

You'll be way better off draining the old fuel and replacing it, or using it up in the kids 2 stroke dirt bike.

 

Make sure you get the good kind that contains isopropyl alcohol,not the cheap 3/$1 kind. Year of experioence in the 70's-but it always worked for me.

 

Would like to go that route, however 15 galllons is a lot to get rid of when you only have a lawnmower and no kids...maybe 10 gallons of weed killer and 5 gallons for the mower?

 

I had water in the tank of my '53 Ford once. I disconnected the fuel line on the tank and drained it all out into a clear container. The water was separated from the fuel, so I just poured the gas off of the water and dumped the rest out. Was easy to do.

I'd do the same in your case, drain the tank out and dump the gas off of the water (which is more dense, sits at the bottom) Then disconnect your fuel line at the carb and blow it out so there isn't any fuel in the lines to cause trouble.

If you drain your tank and you can't see any water in the fuel, you may have other problems. Seems odd you got through a half tank before having trouble.