Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 07:18:02 -0800
Reply-To: fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET
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From: Joseph Fortino <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET>
Subject: Re: My Bucko update ll
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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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