Date:         Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:52:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: engine bucking and bogging - simple answer
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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Many years ago in a different life and on a different planet I experienced
this in my MGB.  In total exasperation, I finally pulled the tank, and found
that someone had siphoned off gas using rubber surgical tubing and just
stuffed it into the tank when they were done.  It mostly dissolved, but
there were clumps of gel that would clog the pick-up, especially after long
drives.

You may well have crud in your gas tank from who knows where, but try
everything else before you get a new tank.  Adding alcohols, especially
ethanol if you can get 100% denatured, will suspend any water, but still
leave the crud behind.

Stuart


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Alistair Bell
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 6:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: engine bucking and bogging - simple answer

I will. But the timing and the cure of the problem makes me think bad gas.

One would think that if it was a wiring issue it would occur more
frequently, and in winter too. Winter here means rain, lots of rain. Temp 2
sensor in a bit of an exposed to road splash area.

But I will check the connection and wires.

thanks

alistair


On 2013-07-15, at 5:49 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> Check the wiring/connections to the temp 2 sensor next.
>
> Dennis,
> From my phone.