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DILLARDP@edu-suu-lifac.li.suu.edu wrote: > > >Gasoline would have mixed with the oil. Water would look somewhat > >clear, or possibly rusty, and would have been on the bottom since oil > >is less dense than water and thus floats on water. > > >So your fluid was water. > > Jim...thanks. I believe you are right, if for no other reason than I didn't > get any gasoline smell or "feel" when the fluid was gushing down. > > How, however, I am REALLY BEWILDERED! Can someone 'xplain how WATER (at > least a quart or more) came to be lying underneath the oil in my case???????? > > On my farm I had to sink my well 400 feet to find water....now it pours out > of my engine! Ain't that a blast! > > I have heard of some shade tree mechanics putting bi-carb in the carburetors, > gin in the generators, and...well, I won't say what they do to the pistons...but water? > > Would someone please help me with an explanation about how/why I got water in my > AIR-cooled blender...? > > Best... > > Phil > dillard@suu.edu > Sounds like condensation to me. The first T3 i bought had been sitting for about 9 years and the first thing i did was change the oil. Well to make a long story short, i took out the drain plug and at least 1 quart or more of water came flowing out of it. Just my $.02. -TED