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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad gas recourse - was Saab stranded me in cold
uh. Yes
It only takes a thimbleful of water.
At 12:19 PM 1/19/2007, you wrote:
Could the gas really be bad enough to cause my engine to flat quit?
Leeee.. I own a gas station. I pay a buck
Water is not the only thing that can contaminate fuel, just the most likely
to shut you down in sub freezing weather a few minutes after fueling. Most
other contamination is rust, dirt, or other petro products mixed in by
mistake or whatever. I'd still guess your problem could be rust/crud
Nah, I'm just feeling in a smart arse mood.
I did guess though, by your theory about petro stations and distributors
that you'd gotten bad petro before. That has to be frustrating. I have no
doubt that that sort of doping of the tanks goes on.
Back when I was obsessed with my car, (read muscle
Could the gas really be bad enough to cause my engine to flat quit?
I remember many years ago when my dad's '73 VW bug quit about 3 miles from
the station where he filled it up. We had to go pick him up and have the
car towed. The station drained the tank and got it running again, but after
Could the gas really be bad enough to cause my engine to flat quit?
I think so. Either by slugging the FI system with water, or
by just plain clogging up the filter. Don't modern EFI systems
run high volume/pressure and return quite a lot to the tank?
-- Jim
I don't know, but I was under the impression that modern systems used pretty
high pressure.
I do know that the fuel injection system on this '84 Saab is an older type -
I think they switched the next year to something more advanced. There is
actually a neoprene-type hose running to each cylinder
On Fri, 19 Jan 2007, Jim Cathey wrote:
Could the gas really be bad enough to cause my engine to flat quit?
I think so. Either by slugging the FI system with water, or
by just plain clogging up the filter. Don't modern EFI systems
run high volume/pressure and return quite a lot to the
If it does seem to be bad gas, let me ask:
How many of you have been through that, and what recourse do we have, and
how did you we best go about pursuing it? I mean besides going in there and
chewing the cashier out. I wish there was a way to find out if there have
been other complaints
uh. Yes
It only takes a thimbleful of water.
At 12:19 PM 1/19/2007, you wrote:
Could the gas really be bad enough to cause my engine to flat quit?
Leeee.. I own a gas station. I pay a buck 90 or so for gas. Gas
has ethanol in it. Ethanol will suspend water. Water costs
Thank you for your succinct information. I didn't know that water was the
only thing that could contaminate gasoline. Since it is, my car's prognosis
is much better.
Brian
On 1/19/07, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
uh. Yes
It only takes a thimbleful of water.
At 12:19 PM
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