Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:14:33 -0800
Reply-To: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject: Re: My Bucko update ll
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How come you use the higher octane? Do you have a modified engine?
Mike
On 12/17/02 7:18 AM, "Joseph Fortino" <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET> wrote:
> im going to try this stuff, seems i have been having water
> drips from the tailpipe. i run chevron 92 so its on the
> high octane also i think.
>
>
> Joe hydro-craft
>
> On 16 Dec 2002, Mike Miller wrote:
>
>> I use whatever's cheapest. But every few
>> months I put in a couple of bottles of Swepco
>> 503. Supposed to mix with whatever water's in
>> there and clean up stuff in general as it goes
>> through the system.
>>
>> YMMV.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On 12/16/02 10:00 PM, "developtrust"
>> <developtrust@COX.NET> wrote:
>>
>>> I for one doubt very seriously that alcohol
>>> in gas would cause your problems. I use Arco
>>> and never have problems but I also do have a
>>> new gas tank. I wonder if that matters in
>>> the equation.
>>>
>>> William
>>>
>>>
>>>> Well you may be a surprised as I am to find
>>>> that since all of the ARCO
>>> gas
>>>> is out of my tank by the third tankful, I
>>>> have driven 250 miles with no cutting out.
>>>>
>>>> Not once did the engine quit while cruising
>>>> the freeway like it did two weeks ago. it
>>>> did stall while idling after sitting four
>>>> days- maybe this was the last of the water
>>>> being sucked in that settled to the bottom.
>>>>
>>>> I am now only using alcohol-free
>>>> gas,Texaco, Shell, Chevron, etc. but not
>>>> ARCO.
>>>>
>>>> All of their grades of gas have 10%
>>>> alcohol. Maybe that's really 10
>>> percent
>>>> water, of some really low proof alcohol.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At any rate I'm thru with using Alaskan
>>>> North slope refined crude. There must be
>>>> some ice and snow getting into the wells.
>>>>
>>>> I like a nice full tank of Arabica!! ( I
>>>> hate that robusto stuff!!) Thanks again for
>>>> all who helped me troubleshoot it. At least
>>>> now io know all my FI stuff is OK.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Robert 1982 Westfalia
>>>>
>>>>
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