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Sugar in gastank harming engine is a myth. (archive)
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Posted by Brent on February 04, 2001 at 20:41:31:

In Reply to: sugar in gas posted by marcus on February 04, 2001 at 16:47:02:

I read on MSN Carpoint that the sugar would either sink to the bottom of the tank since it is heavier than fuel, and that sugar doesn't dissolve in the fuel either, so that the fuel filter would catch it before it got to the engine. So my guess is that the engine stopped running for other reasons.



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