At 10:46 PM 3/23/2009, Greg Potts wrote: >I suspect the blobs in the gas may have been microbes feeding on the >hydrocarbons in the fuel. They are mentioned in this link, which is >cited in the wikipedia entry on gasoline: I wondered about bugs when he mentioned the smell, but I thought they only liked diesel. The diesel bugs, btw, that I sucked out of a too-skinny clogged pipe fitting on a 57-foot dragger yacht drifting half way between Nova Scotia and Maine, didn't smell -- or taste -- any different than regular diesel. But with my mouth full like a chipmunk I had a lot of trouble getting the other guys to understand that I needed a cup to spit in, now please...I believe they thought I was nuts at first. Engine ran fine after. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '89 Po' White Star "Scamp" |
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