There is a 2005 6.0 that i can get for a decent price, someone put sugar in the gas tank. what will the sugar really mess up inside the motor??

 

mythbusters did it... it doesnt hurt a thing... I'd replace the tank and change the filter and run some fuel system cleaner through it, and never think twice about it.

 

Maybe i missed part of the show but didn't the sugar just sit at the bottom of the tank?
I mean it seems that if some did get sucked up into the pump it would cause problems....plus if it did in fact just stay at the bottom for em then who knows?
Or did they do like they always do and go overboard and just put sugar right into the motor at one point lol?

 

the motor will be fine for your swap. i would run your fuel rails but nothing of the sort would hurt the motor

 

I would think the sugar would disolve into the gas, just like it does with water... Then that gas would not have the same octane rating as pure gas would. Then when it gets in to the combustion chamber it would more than likely ping. Worst case the pinging could ruin a piston or rings... Just my thought...

 

On Old Carburated motors it would crystallize

also it will not dissolve in the gasoline without the presence of water, a little sugar water and you have candy coated pistons

i have a BB sitting in my shed that has candy coated pistons, i pulled the heads off and it looked like taffy mixed with caramel and rock candy and tore the crap outta the wallls

 

Ahhh, I was not aware that sugar would not disolve in gasoline, so as long as it did not get past any of the screens/filters the motor should be OK.... All the fueling componets (injectors, pump, ect) are trash, correct?

 

Again, if there was no water put in the tank, everything should be fine. Sugar doesn't dissolve in water so the sugar in theory should never have left the gas tank.

 

mmmmm sounds tasty. throw some bean-oil sauce on top and it would be scrumptious.

 

AHH with those thick *** netted GM filter socks i don't think you have to worry about a granule of sugar getting through! LOL!