I would come nearer to thinking it was water.... but only because so many places don't carry Kerosene anymore, and most standard bulk tankers have gasoline and diesel in them. Even "clear" diesel has a color to it.
If hot, a spark plug engine will burn diesel or kerosene, but have a substantial power loss. Can cough and sputter.... but it should be smoking black. It just can't burn the fuel. Water if mixed with gas will kind of burn..... but it will backfire a lot. But I mean really *BANG* when it does. Distillate fuel will make it cough and sputter, but it won't backfire like water will.
Either way, sounds like bad gas to me. If you have any left, but it in a clear glass container and let it sit. If it is water it should separate out. Even if it has Kerosene in it, it will separate over time. If the tank the 782 isn't completely full, shine a flashlight down in the tank... if there is water in it, you will see it at the bottom. But I know from experience the tank has to be at least 1/2 full or less, or you just can't see the bottom.
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