

| Subject: | Re: My Bucko update ll |
| From: | developtrust |
| Date: | Mon, 16 Dec 2002 22:00:20 -0800 |
I for one doubt very seriously that alcohol in gas would cause your problems. I use Arco and never have problems but I also do have a new gas tank. I wonder if that matters in the equation. William > Well you may be a surprised as I am to find that since all of the ARCO gas > is out of my tank by the third tankful, I have driven 250 miles with no > cutting out. > > Not once did the engine quit while cruising the freeway like it did two > weeks ago. > it did stall while idling after sitting four days- maybe this was the last > of the water being sucked in that settled to the bottom. > > I am now only using alcohol-free gas,Texaco, Shell, Chevron, etc. but not > ARCO. > > All of their grades of gas have 10% alcohol. Maybe that's really 10 percent > water, of some really low proof alcohol. > > > > At any rate I'm thru with using Alaskan North slope refined crude. There > must be some ice and snow getting into the wells. > > I like a nice full tank of Arabica!! ( I hate that robusto stuff!!) > Thanks again for all who helped me troubleshoot it. > At least now io know all my FI stuff is OK. > > > Robert > 1982 Westfalia > > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
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