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Re: 1995 corolla--need maintenance tips
"Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
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> "slatt333" <slatt333@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>okay, will follow your advice---just hope I never get water in the gas
>>tank[/color]
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> Which raises a question...you can add 'gas line antifreeze' to
> your automobile fuel tank in the winter...this 'handles' the
> problem of a frozen fuel line. How does that work?, does the
> substance mix with any water in the line and prevent it from
> freezing?, or does it cause the water to be consumed somehow?...
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> -Gord.
> (use gordon in email)[/color]
Yes and yes. Water doesn't mix with gas but it does mix with alcohol, which
has a lower freezing temp than straight water. The water/alcohol then gets
burned in the engine. The alcohol also has a tendency to eat rubber, which
tends to gunk things up.
--
Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
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