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Date:         Sun, 31 Jul 2016 18:32:48 -0600
Reply-To:     OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Bad fuel?
Comments: To: Skip Laubach <skiplaubach@GMAIL.COM>
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        & JustSoYaKnow ~ There are 82 EthanolFree Gas Stat's in Ill according to > http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=IL




On 31 Jul , 2016, at 5:56 PM, Skip Laubach wrote:


> Most likely. I filled up with ethanol-free gas (a rarity in Illinois). I drove 1/2 mile and the engine turned off. No start, just cranking over and over. Getting AAA towed in about 25 minutes. I suspect bad gas as it looked like a pump that does not get used much... and the van died after a very short while. 
> 
> '84 Westy. 
> 
> Question. OK to drain the tank, add 5 gals of normal gas, maybe some Sea-Foam or MMO?  Any other measures that I should take?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Skip
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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