Water in fuel

[ronmarabito2002]

Don:

Mine stays on virtually all the time and has done so for more than
a year. I have drained the sump more than once to no avail, so I
don't really worry about it.

R.e. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner"
wrote:
>
> Blue Thunder sat unmoving most of the summer. Last fueled at Seven
Feathers in Oregon in late May, and tank was a bit over 3/4 full
during the idle period.
>
> About a month ago I ran it across town to an RV repair place for
work on my waste tank. On the way over, the Water in fuel light was
lit. On the way back two days later it was not lit.
>
> I am now 1 week and 875 miles into a trip. After each engine start
the light varies between off and on, about 50% each time. On the times
when it is off, it comes on sometime later. In all cases but one it
stays on to the end. In that one case it went off after a hard
braking, then came back about 25 miles later.
>
> Today it started off, and was off for at least 160 miles before
coming on.
>
> The separate Water in filter indicator has never come on, and
there've been no problems with fuel flow.
>
> Looking for experience with this. Have others had it? Did it go away
after some fuel was drained out? In other words, what is the liklihood
that it really needs attention?
>
> Don Bradner
> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> Posting today by satellite from Boise, Idaho, headed Southeast.
>