1997 Chevy Truck water in the gas

1997 CHEVROLET TRUCK
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JRCASSELL
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1997 Chevy Truck 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive 170000 miles

i accidently put some bad gas in the truck, maybe 2 gallons that had some water in it. now the truck wont stat. i put some heat in, but nothing. what do i do, is there a place to use starter fluid or either to make it go? help
Mar 29, 2010 at 1:58 PM
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DR LOOT
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negative, now you have some work ahead of you, you will have to undo the fuel lines at the throttle body, replace the fuel filter and below the line out at the same time, and then you will have to remove the fuel tank and clean it perfectly and pray that you don't have to replace the pump
Apr 7, 2010 at 12:01 AM
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