Neil Wigley wrote:
> Back from two weeks around the Four Corners and SE Utah; wonderful
> time of year to see wonderful countryside + wonderful camping.
> On the return trip bought a cheap tank of gas in Tuba City AZ (yeah
> yeah I know). Afterwards, car seemed to have less power than normal,
> but what do I know, high altitude, etc. Got suspicious when passed by
> an RV pulling a car. Then after a couple of hours it started acting like
it was missing. So I tanked up, this time with Chevron + Techron (ta-dah!).
Improvement..... Now what is the cause of all this? After resting it's fine
for a
> while, then gradually loses power as time goes on.

We had a similar problem in mid-August.  Stopped for gas in Palm Desert,
headed east on I-10 towards Blythe.  The van would occasionally "buck"--as
if it were starved for fuel.  Each episode would last only seconds.  Then
it'd be ok for 10-30 minutes, and do it again.  Got progressively more
frequent though.  I thought we'd have to seek help in Blythe (of all
places).  But remembering that the PO said it was sensitive to bad gas, we
just filled up with high octane Texaco, after which it "bucked" a couple
times more then quit for good.  BTW, the fuel filter had been on for about
two months and 8000 miles.

Can anyone tell me for certain that this was a case of bad gas?  Or (groan)
a sign of impending destruction?  Or maybe just the curse of the Mohave?

Bill
88 westy