

| Subject: | Re: My Bucko update ll |
| From: | Joseph Fortino |
| Date: | Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:29:24 -0800 |
its only a 1.9l thats strong don't push it hard, never tack past 4g, but from the builder he said that the motors he makes sometimes are not made to pass somg. I did past i think it does have some mod parts puts out good compression and likes hwy speed. ohh if you were driving behind me you could'nt tell I had gas pedal still, most cars like to try and fource people fast. ( i just drive ) not racing jetta head tried to show my his power last night and my wife said hey thats 2 in a row, i said they come in pairs. hehe, he cut hard on me. * whatever *! Joe F On 17 Dec 2002, Mike Miller wrote: > How come you use the higher octane? Do you > have a modified engine? > > Mike > > On 12/17/02 7:18 AM, "Joseph Fortino" > <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET> wrote: > > > im going to try this stuff, seems i have > > been having water drips from the tailpipe. i > > run chevron 92 so its on the high octane > > also i think. > > > > > > Joe hydro-craft > > > > On 16 Dec 2002, Mike Miller wrote: > > > >> 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=fea- > >>>> tures/junkmail > >>> > >
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