Water in Fuel?

My log splitter and one of my saws wouldn't start this morning. When I pull the cord I didn't even hear them cranking like they would if they were completely out if fuel. Could this be water that froze in the lines?

 

Its possible. Dump the saw out into a glass and see if any water shows up.

 

Well isn't your saw a 2 stroke and splitter a 4 stroke? Why would you use the same gas in each?

 

I have a 14 gallon gas container I buy non-ethonal in. Pump off a gallon at a time to mix my two cycle. The rest is used in my splitter and ride on

 

Take a sample from the 14 gallon container. Fuel floats on water. So after the container has been sitting overnight, assuming it doesn't get moved much anyway. Syphon, drain, get about 12-16oz from the bottom and put in a clear container. Clear drink bottle of some sort works good. Let that fuel sit in the bottle for a couple hours and look for a separation line where the water and fuel separate.

Something like this. Usually it's just a small line toward the bottom.