Hi Mark...

  >is there something that can be added to gas to remove or convert water to
  >something that won't drown out an engine? i seem to recall something somewhe
  >that would affect any water and chemically combine with it to make something
  >that would either burn with the gas or at least flow out without drowning th
  >engine...

ML>the problem is a 5gal black plastic tank on a generator that appears to
  >condensate quite a bit and i'm about tired of having to drain the tank and
  >disassemble some of the gas flow stuff to flush out all the water just to ge
  >the damned thing running...

ML>help!

Dunno where you are, but I'm in Winnipeg, Canada.

The reason I tell you that is that in case you don't
know, it gets mighty cool here.  Minus -58 degrees
for a while, though thank goodness it seems to be
over now :)

Anyway, we have trouble with condensation forming
in our gas tanks, then freezing of course, so the
engine won't start.

Our defence is to add gasoline anti-freeze to the
tank.  Add a small container (4 ounces to each
[Canadian] gallon of fuel.)  It purportedly absorbs
the water.  At any rate, it works. :)

Now dependent on where you are, you may not
be able to find it, so...

A few years back I discovered that it's
really nothing more than Methyl Hydrate,
that you should be able to find in a hardware
store.

I've used it since I discovered what it
really is for the simple reason that
a small bottle marked gas anti-freeze is
a couple of dollars, while the same
couple of dollars will buy a half gallon
of methyl hydrate.

Hope this helps.

Take care.

Ken

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