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Subject:Re: My Bucko update ll
From:Mike Miller
Date:Mon, 16 Dec 2002 22:10:41 -0800

I use whatever's cheapest.  But every few months I put in a couple of
bottles of Swepco 503.  Supposed to mix with whatever water's in there and
clean up stuff in general as it goes through the system.

YMMV.

Mike

On 12/16/02 10:00 PM, "developtrust" <developtrust@COX.NET> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
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