Hello all,
as far as what IFL is saying here, X2 !!! I am one of the cases that had water in my fuel and I want to share what happened to me cause it might help others. In my case I did have a screw on/off water seperator filter that I removed and replaced with a new one about 2 weeks ago (after a few days of problem free fishing trips) My new filter apparently filled up with water VERY quickly (as I found out later upon having motor problems) What I did wrong was just dump out the original filter and never looked to see how much water was in it. I installed the new seperator filter and never expected it to fill with water so quickly. Had I installed a clear one I could have seen the water in the filter. A few days after the new filter was installed I started having a problem with my motor. I never thought of water in the fuel as I just changed my filter! As IFL suggests I am now going to get a water seperator filter with a drain on the so that I can quickly remove water. A clear bowl filter is even better as that allows you to see the water accumulate. If you don't have a filter with a drain, I'd check it VERY regularily. Had I checked the contents of my original filter, I would have probably noticed excess water in it therefore suggesting I check the new one very soon. Somehow water got into my tank quite recently and I am not 100 % sure why. BTW my mechanic didn't even check the gas filter the first time he looked at the motor , probably because I told him I had just changed it. The 2 week old water sep. filter was completely full of water and the motor fuel lines were full of water when he checked the second time. Its a wonder the motor was running at all....quite amazing. We figure the water would get sucked up depending on the movement of the boat and the angle it was running at