Stupid question: water in fuel

: It's worse when a little piece of dirt or ice won't let the quick drain
: to close fully.

I've *still* got some tiny plastic flecks in my fuel tank from the previous
owner's peeling of the "100LL" sticker off the fill hole. Every once in awhile, I'll
get a bit in the sump and it'll weep. I've flushed it a half dozen times, but never
gotten it all out.

Oh well, I've never seen any in the gascolator, and unless there were a
horrendous amount, that'll catch it all just fine.

Frozen water NOT in a clump is worse than in a clump at the bottom. That
*can* clog your gascolator and ruin your day. At least if it's clumped you know it's
there. Also, chances are good that it's colder at altitude so it won't thaw an clog
up the works.

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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