Okay, I got home with alittle less than a quart of a tank of gas left... (I would have gotten about 340 miles to this tank, I was on 310 when I shut her off ) I didn't garage my car because I was going back out later. Well anyway I'm inside the house and I hear water running and I just shrug it off just thinking my parents are using a faucet or the bathroom. Well after about 10 minutes of hearing water running from somewere, I scout the place.. not from the kitchen, the toilets, or the faucets of any bathroom. It was driving me crazy and just by mistake I catch a glimpse out of my bedroom window... Three little punks are out there using MY water hose and filling my car up...with WATER!!!...Now I appreciate the courtesy and the thoughtfullness of people wanting to make sure I travel on a full tank but....UNLEADED GASOLINE ONLY!!! I ran outside and the brats got away... all three of them and I havn't the slightest CLUE as to who they are. When I shut the water off the tank was overflowing so I KNOW its full... I didn't even bother starting it up cuzz I know it's screwed now. I can even turn the key to the point where all electronics come on and the gauge needle reads full...may aswell read full-of-crap.

Question... What happens if I try to start it, What am I going to have to do to get a full tank of H20 out of my car?! Is this even possible?! what else should I do and look for?...

 

Did you turn the key to the "Run" position to make the guages come on? You might have done more harm doing that. When you turn the key to run, the fuel pump runs to prime the system, so now you have pulled gas into the lines. Your best bet would have been, and still is to syphon out as much liquid from the tank as you can.

Then I would take a different car to the gas station, and get enough gas to fill up your tank, in cans. Get a bottle or two of that fuel system moisture remover also. Fill up the tank, add the moisture remover, let it sit a while, maybe rock the car around to mix it up, make sure there is no moisture hanging around in the tank yet. Then start up your car and hope for the best.

BTW, I'd look into a locking gas cap. When I move to the city, I'm getting one.

 

If I remember right, water goes to the bottom. If you unhook the fuel line between the filter and the tank, a lot of the water will drain out on it's own.

You can also run a hot wire to the pump to pump it out.

When gas starts coming out, instead of water, that's all you can do with this part of it.

The pickup does not sit all the way on the bottom. It's close. So you will still have a layer of water on the bottom.

You might be able to siphon it some more of it out. The most sure way will be to take the tank off and drain it. (but you still need to get most of the weight of the water out first.)

The quicker you do it, the better. (depending on the year) If you have a metal tank, it will start rusting on the inside. If you have a plastic tank, then it's not as urgent. I think 99 and up was plastic.

 

Then I'm 15.5 gallons of metal, water, and gasoline... How do I get to the fuel lines and a safe location to extrete the water? like where exactly is it at?

 

Sorry man...but that had me rollin.

Yeah, don't start the car...

 

Take the guy's advice about unplugging the fuel filter, and let it drain then syphon the rest, worse comes to worse, drop the gas tank, ain't too bad.

 

My neighbor just happened to be out with him and we always talk alittle before we get on with our day. I told him what happened and lo-and-behold... he has a siphon... we got under it and he showed me how to unhook the fuel filter and as soon as he removed it, SPWOOSH!!!... Niagra Falls Baby!... and we siphoned the rest that wouldn't come out... I waited alittle while in effort to wait for vapors to disapear and I put the remainder of my neighbors lawn mower gas in there which was about a gallon left. He told me to fill it up right away (and not with water) and he'd follow me to the gas station incase I had any trouble... turned the ignition... here's what happened..
1st try - Cough
2nd try - Cough Cough Cough
3rd try + alittle bit of lead foot - VROOOOM... started right up

When I opened the fuel door to refuel it you could see steam literally shoot out. Filled her up and I was courtouesy enough to the car to actually use premium after that previous weight... it got me home with no problem. My neighbor said he would look into those kids... so here's what I'm ganna do. When I finally catch the punks who did this, I'm going to either sue their parents for a good 20 fillups... or drag one of those kids along for a ride to the most EXPENSIVE gas station I can find, have them buy premium, fill the car up, and watch the expression on their face as that pump chugs his allowance away...

 

Man dude, that would have me pi$$ed for weeks. Freakin kids. Good you got it fixed though and your car wasnt harmed by it.

Take em to a 76 gas station and buy some 100 octane for it, see how they think about buying you a 40 dollar tank of gas (j/k)

 

get a locking gas cap

i would have ran after those kids into the next state if i had to

 

Ima buy a locking cap from an auto store when I get a chance... probably Pep Boys... how much do they go for? nothing expensive right?

 

when you find out who the punks are for sure here is what i would have done. I would have made sure the car didnt run and get ahold their parents insurance company and your own insurance company. In my car would be a complete set-up from the tank to the motor. Anything you can hit them up for. I would have left the H20 in it and let the insurance company pay for that ****

 

mine was 14$ canadain.. after a 1/4 tank of gas went missing ARG
only think is you have to unlock it to get gas, and lock it back up when youre done pumping gas but i got used to doing it quick

 

My Neighbor said he may have figured out who it was and he directed me to a house that was up the hill, around the corner, through some curves, up ANOTHER hill, and about 5 total blocks down... Well anyways I go there because that REALLY pisses me off and if I was actually UNLUCKY enough to not even catch them filling it up with water and just came out and started it up to leave, I could have REALLY screwed things up. Well anyway, I get to this house and knock on the door and I hear this child's voice yell "I'll get it!" and man when he opened that door, the look on his face when he saw ME and MY CAR in his driveway was PRICELESS!!! he let out this big gasp and I'm like "uhhuh, you're screwed"... So I ask to speak to his parents and he's like "they're not home!" I'm like then why's there two cars in the driveway? and he makes some lame exuse about them owning three car's. I'm like, "fine then, who'd you yell to before you answered the door?" another priceless face expression as he tried to think of an answer, then his mom finally comes down to see who he's talking to. I tell her that her son and his friends actually cared about me SO much that they travled five blocks (roughly a mile in this subdivision) just to be my Kiddie-Pit Crew and filled my 87 Octane Gasoline Tank with a beautiful combination of Hydrogen and Oxygen... She tried to beg and differ at first but come on now lets use common sense, would I come to just some random house to people I don't even know just to start some trouble?... Apparently her child would. So I tell her I ain't ganna press charges or anything, I just want to have a word with the kid, because it looked like she had enough on her hands already. She agreed under supervision. So I ask him if he makes an allowance, he cuts yards and cleans the house. I pulled out two bucks and told him this...

"You see this, this is just BARELY enough to buy ONE gallon of gasoline.... thats just BARELY enough for me to drive my car to and from your house TWENTY times and if you think about it, that AIN'T far. In just one day, I've got to get to school which is about a ten mile drive, work which can range anywere from 20 to 100 miles, thats like WALKING to my house from here 20 to 100 times our length apart. THEN at times I have to pick my parents up which can vary anywere between 5 and 45 miles! and you know how far a full tank of WATER gets my car?... NOWERE! That ain't no funny joke because all the money I invested to get to these places was just nullified because you and your friends thought it would be funny to see the world's first HydroCar! Now look you keep this in mind and tell your friends this... if you ever fill my car up with water again, or I hear you fill ANYONE's machinery up with water, I'm going to take you and your friends to the most EXPENSIVE gas station I can find and have you Change my oil, fill my car up with PREMIUM gas (surprisingly he knew what premium was) change my tires, tune it up, and clean my car inside out... and guess out of WHO'S combined allounance it's coming from, thats right, yours!"

Her mom offered me $20 for the inconvience but I declined, no offence to her but it looked like she needed every dime she had. I put my two bucks back and told that kid to remember what I said about the next time he tries that stunt, and I'ma buy a locking gas cap with the remainding money I have from tomorrow night's prom.

 

locking gas cap and a webcam. best investment to date

 

I had an issue w/an employee and termed his @ss....I went out and bought a good one for less then $20...it's worth it