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Old 05-19-2026, 12:24 PM   #4
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Default Re: glass fuel sediment bowl

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Originally Posted by Keith True View Post
Gas is clear.If it is gold colored it is a few weeks old.While you may have water in there,the color doesn't mean it is.Gas hasn't had color for years.Remember Getty?red. Agway?green.Also,if your car quit running because of water the bowl would not be full of it.There would be a line of water with gas on the top.The car would quit long before the bowl filled up fully.
I ran a tank full of 80oct. Avgas (red) in my VW once. The red stain showed up immediately on every gasket in the system. The Holley carb I was using just dripped with red. At least I knew I needed to rebuild it!
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