Date:         Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:07:41 -0500
Reply-To:     Mark Drexler <mdrexler@ZING-NET.CA>
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From:         Mark Drexler <mdrexler@ZING-NET.CA>
Subject:      FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
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Actually I am sure the problem is NOT related to this specific fuel up. If
there is a fuel issue, as a number of you are suggesting, it must be from
the impact of driving through heavy rains in the last few days. I even saw a
post suggesting that rain water can find its way into the tank if the seals
are old, which mine are. The idle at start up has been deteriorating last
few days.
Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Allan Streib
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 10:47 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP

Mark Drexler <mdrexler@ZING-NET.CA> writes:

> Now just fueled up, and will start, but spits and burps, and can't get
> all cylinders firing on start up. Feels like a lack of fuel delivery
> to me.

When running problems appear suddenly after a fuel fill, you have to
consider that maybe you got a batch of dirty or watery fuel.  I think
this is uncommon these days, but it can happen.

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL