

| 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 >> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* >> http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail >
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