QuestionI accidentally put about 1 gallon of water in my gas tank . how can i fix this
Answer
Rob Painter the "Texan 
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Hi,
You do have a serious problem here. You need to pull the tank whether the engine has been running or not. If not, the job is a little easier and less expensive. Hopefully the tank is close to empty. You need to drop the fuel tank and get rid of all the fuel. Reinstall the tank. Put 2 gallons new gas in the tank. Get a can of heat. Put about 1/4 can of the heat in.
Start the engine and let it run for about 15 min. If the engine runs good, fill the tank and put the rest of the can of heat in. You should be good to go.
If the engine was running with this contaminated fuel--You will also need to change the fuel filter and have the fuel lines to the engine air blown.
You cannot attempt to use more than one can of heat because it will damage seals in the fuel system if used more than recommended and no a can of heat will not remove a gallon of water.
Hopefully you did not damage the injectors and you should be OK if you caught it that fast.
Now, if this was an act of vandalism and you have comprehensive insurance, this would be considered a claim. However if you did it, it would not.
There is no "quick" fix here. That much water in the fuel tank has contaminated all the gasoline in there. What you need to worry about is future damage known as rust in the fuel delivery sysem if the engine ran like this.
If you use one f the two processes I laid out, hopefully you will be OK.
Good luck!
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