Water in gas symptoms?

[donmoore1904 0]

I was curious. What would the symptoms be of water in the gas for one of our tractor motors, say a 10 to 16hp cast iron Briggs? Enough water to cause symptoms, but no so much to keep it from running. I'm thinking sputtering, but anything else like pinging or odd noises? Thanks! Don

[dentwizz 1]

The fuel would become less volatile, so the symptoms would be lower top-end speed and sputtering.