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Water in gas tank.
submitted by MaryXmas to whatever 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:11:47 ago (+10/-0) (whatever)

I went to fire up my log splitter and there is water in the gas tank. It was probably 3-4 months of sitting. Carb is rusted and shot. I already have a new carb, and spark plug. The thing has been. Drying out in the sun all day. I am thinking to do an oil change. Anything else to be concerned with? 25ish ton splitter. Kohler engine. 196hp or something around there.

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[ - ] HeyJames 0 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:18:06 ago (+0/-0)

Gonna want to fog the cylinder out and give it some lubrication before you crank it. Chances are there's some flash rust inside the cylinder. Oil change probably not necessary unless it's been more than a year since last.

[ - ] Steelerfish 0 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:47:59 ago (+0/-0)

Always ethanol free gas
Always use a stabilizer

Ethanol is an alcohol that absorbs water.

Keep your tank full.
Less room for condensation.

Here in Tampa, we definitely don’t need to winterize boats, but storing fuel still has the same issues with moisture….

[ + ] MaryXmas

[ - ] MaryXmas [op] 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 18:51:13 ago (+1/-0)

I go through a lot of gas.

[ - ] Moravian 0 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 19:20:16 ago (+0/-0)

You can clean the tank by draining it and filling it with warm water and citric acid from the grocery store. Let it sit in the tank for 24 hours and then wash it out with water.

Water, even a tiny drop in the carb can cause a blockage as the venturi in the carb creates enough vacuum to pull gas through but not water. If it runs rough after cleaning it all use some methyl hydrate to get the water through. Never clean a carb with water as sometimes a drop may get stuck somewhere even after blowing it out. Use brake clean or technical gas to clean a carb.

[ + ] MaryXmas

[ - ] MaryXmas [op] 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 19:31:13 ago (+1/-0)

I have a brand new carb, plug, and seals. I am not messing around with the carb. It is also rusted out at this point.

[ - ] Drstrangestgov 0 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 19:56:36 ago (+0/-0)

Sea foam additive will get the rest of the water out of the tank and system and give everything else a nice clean out. Read the instructions.

[ - ] dontbeaphaggot 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:17:02 ago (+1/-0)*

I wonder if it would be ok to flood the carb with some kind of oil if we were to know appliance wouldn't be used for awhile. Lubing the carb ought to keep corrosion out no? As for the gas, add this treatment to every gas can u use unless you go through lots of gas then just ass some treatment to the last tank fill you use before end of season storage.. When I treated my lawnmower gas with this, and a squirt of the spray version into the carb before [extreme cold] winter storage, I never had problems with it in the springtime.
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[ + ] MaryXmas

[ - ] MaryXmas [op] 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 18:49:52 ago (+1/-0)

You would flood the engine and spark plug with oil. I knew my carb was already fucked before I started working on it. I could have cleaned it but I was trying to save time.

[ - ] DitchPig 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:19:18 ago (+1/-0)

Get some ether, spray that that shit in the carb, and crank it.

Change the fuel, and purge the lines first, obviously.

Oh yeah, water probably got into your hydraulic fluid, too.

[ + ] Fascinus

[ - ] Fascinus 5 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:32:15 ago (+5/-0)

Get some ether, spray that that shit in the carb, and crank it.

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[ + ] HelenHighwater

[ - ] HelenHighwater 4 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:30:07 ago (+4/-0)

oh...and spray some on a cloth and tie it around your face while you do it. You will be so f'd up, you won't care about the stupid logs.

[ + ] DitchPig

[ - ] DitchPig 0 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 19:32:21 ago (+0/-0)

She knows.

[ + ] MaryXmas

[ - ] MaryXmas [op] 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 18:46:49 ago (+1/-0)

Replace the hydraulic fluid?

[ + ] DitchPig

[ - ] DitchPig -1 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 19:31:08 ago (+0/-1)

probably

[ - ] Thyhorrorcosmic103 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:36:32 ago (+1/-0)

196hp huh? That is one helluva log splitter.

[ + ] MaryXmas

[ - ] MaryXmas [op] 2 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 18:45:58 ago (+2/-0)

196 cc. 6.5 hp.

[ + ] Not_a_redfugee

[ - ] Not_a_redfugee 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 18:38:34 ago (+1/-0)

Lol its most likely a 200cc air cooled hooked up to a hydraulic pump. My dad has one like that. Id be surprised if he has a log splitter that bad ass. Whats he splitting? Sequoia trees?

[ + ] MaryXmas

[ - ] MaryXmas [op] 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 18:54:44 ago (+1/-0)

1960000 hp. That splitter fucking splits.

[ + ] bobdole9

[ - ] bobdole9 2 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 19:18:16 ago (+2/-0)

1960000 hp

Split that mountain!

[ - ] Anus_Expander 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 18:17:08 ago (+1/-0)

With the plug out, try to crank it by hand, to see if the pistons are seized up

[ + ] MaryXmas

[ - ] MaryXmas [op] 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 18:50:37 ago (+1/-0)

They are not. Blows like kamala's asshoe.

[ - ] mannerbund 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 19:18:27 ago (+1/-0)

Some gas pumps have red hoses. Which is clear gas. No ethanol, look for those. Worse case, but the very expensive cans of gas that match your mix ratio or are 4 stroke depending on your use case and run that for your last time before storage.

Run it until it dies after cutting the fuel to the carb, or drain the carb when done.

You ought to be pretty well set at that point.

[ - ] Sector2 2 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:29:45 ago (+2/-0)

It's been awhile since I've split, but I'd still swear by the large (15lb?) monster maul. You're guaranteed an excellent workout.

We had an enormous furnace for an uninsulated 17 room house in PA that took logs up to 4.5 feet long and 14 inches in diameter. Luckily, the gypsy moths had killed the oak forests at the time so feeding it was possible with a lot of chainsaw work in the woods. Hot water for showers in the summer was obtained by about 1.5 cubic feet of wood burning in the back left corner of said furnace/hot water heater. Ice in the kitchen sink sometimes. Fun times as a college student.

[ - ] ProudRebel 2 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 18:00:13 ago (+2/-0)

Drain the gas and oil. Put diesel fuel in the oil filler tube and cylinder(remove spark plug for this). Turn it over a few times(while leaving spark plug out). Drain everything and let it sit for a bit. Refill the oil and gas. Replace plug with new plug. Try some starter fluid or spray to get her going again. Good luck.

[ + ] MaryXmas

[ - ] MaryXmas [op] 2 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 18:52:48 ago (+2/-0)

You seem to know what you are talking about about ... I don't expect the hydraulic fluid to be contaminated, but will the hoses blow if they have an ounce of water in them ?

[ + ] Thyhorrorcosmic103

[ - ] Thyhorrorcosmic103 2 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 19:29:40 ago (+2/-0)

You shouldn’t have water in the hydraulics unless someone loosened a fitting.

[ + ] ProudRebel

[ - ] ProudRebel 1 point 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 22:18:51 ago (+1/-0)

The hydraulic system is sealed. Very unlikely it was contaminated.

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic 4 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:29:03 ago (+4/-0)

Heet works good.

[ + ] observation1

[ - ] observation1 2 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:39:45 ago (+2/-0)

2nd this. Don't over think it.

[ + ] KosherHiveKicker

[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 2 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:55:57 ago (+2/-0)

True but draining and cleaning the fuel tank is still the route to go.

You don't want to risk pulling rust, or whatever else is in that tank into the fuel system.

[ - ] Questionable_2 4 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:30:48 ago (+4/-0)

The rust is most likely from the ethanol that's in your gas. Clean the fuel tank, carb and hope the rust didn't fuck your jets. Next time get that ethanol infused gas out when you store it.

[ + ] MrPancake

[ - ] MrPancake 4 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:49:36 ago (+4/-0)

https://www.pure-gas.org/ (and others) will show local stations that don't put ethanol in gas.

[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 6 points 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:53:38 ago (+6/-0)

Drain-Siphon the gas tank, and then add... Chevron's "Techron Concentrate Plus"

It works well for getting water out & cleaning fuel tanks, and fuel systems.

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Water in gas tank. submitted by MaryXmas to whatever 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:11:47 ago (+10/-0) (whatever)

Water in gas tank.
submitted by MaryXmas to whatever 9 monthsJul 28, 2024 17:11:47 ago (+10/-0) (whatever)