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Post by 65cuda on Dec 15, 2007 22:50:29 GMT -5
my Barracuda has been starting hard, and my carb floats seemed to be sticking, I noticed in my fuel filter It has a dark residue that seemed to be forming, I changed my filter and ran the engine awhile, I hope what ever pasted thru my fuel system is gone, the filter is clean and she starts better
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Post by benny on Dec 16, 2007 9:32:18 GMT -5
crap could be in the tank....When I bought the satellite,the carb clogged with brown crappy particles twice...so bad we had to boil it...I took the tank down and in it was about 5 pounds of rust particles that looked like coffee grounds....installed a new tank,sending unit and flushed the line...disconnect the line before the filter and crank it a few minutes with the gas going through a coffee filter or clean cotton rag...that will tell you what the gas looks like in the tank...good luck
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Post by 65cuda on Dec 16, 2007 20:36:51 GMT -5
yup thats what I noticed in my fuel filter brown crap, I use the origional type clear in line fuel filters, so far my new filter is keeping clean, if I continue to have problems I will just replace the tank
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Post by swi66 on Dec 17, 2007 7:14:49 GMT -5
We never put dry gas in our summer cars. That means moisture in the bottom of the tank, causing rust!
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Post by benny on Dec 17, 2007 7:22:53 GMT -5
I've been using sta-bill the past few seasons, they don't start any better but I hope it keeps the tank clean/clear....I was told decades ago to fill the tank and that will illiminate all problems. The gas should stay good for months...every year I use the leftovers from the mower and blower and being old.(gas..easy boys)..never had any problems
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Post by spanky on Dec 17, 2007 8:53:25 GMT -5
I have only used Sta-bil the very first year I owned the Monte. After that, just filled the tank to the top (gas station, then top off at home) and have never had a problem with starting. I have also heard that keeping tank full is best thing to do, no air in tank= no oxidation= no rust. Makes sense to me
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Post by 65cuda on Dec 17, 2007 8:53:43 GMT -5
only thing I ever added was lead to my gas, maybe thats the problrm
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Post by swi66 on Dec 17, 2007 10:02:02 GMT -5
Moisture can be brought in anytime of the year due to condensation due to humidity, or even from moisture out of the pump. Sta-Bil doesn't help so much with the water, it is mostly a preservative for the volatility of the gas.
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Post by 95gts on Dec 17, 2007 10:18:55 GMT -5
I am also one that fills the gas tank up on everything i own....My father always made me , it kinda stuck lol.
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Post by 65cuda on Dec 17, 2007 11:58:54 GMT -5
Sometimes I wonder whats in the gas we are buying, I don`t sniff gas, but I can tell a difference in some gas just by the odor
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Post by spanky on Dec 17, 2007 12:57:36 GMT -5
lol at huffing gas
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Post by swi66 on Dec 17, 2007 15:06:55 GMT -5
Sometimes I wonder whats in the gas we are buying, I don`t sniff gas, but I can tell a difference in some gas just by the odor I remember back when Blue Sunoco was actually blue..........and 260 premium smelled like it was good gas. Smelled some stuff around here that smelled skunky coming out of the pump.
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Post by benny on Dec 17, 2007 17:52:53 GMT -5
The only product I used that impressed Me with starting was a product call engine fog. I used it to winterize My I/O on the boat. That motor started the next spring like I had just shut it off. Like a dummy,I keep saying I'll use it on My cars.....but.....don't......dummy
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Post by 65cuda on Dec 26, 2007 19:10:57 GMT -5
rebuilding my carb. got some crap in my fuel system looks just like dirt,
would not suprise me if some jack ass poured some sand in my tank, I cut my fuel filter apart will post a picture of what I found
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Post by swi66 on Jan 4, 2008 14:55:32 GMT -5
The following was in a discussion on a Corvair forum where someone suggested putting rubbing alcohol in their tank as a form of dry gas. Reply was pretty interesting.................... swi66
No, do NOT use rubbing alcohol because it contains 30% WATER and only 70% isopropyl alcohol. Most well equipped (large) auto parts stores carry some sort of "dry gas". The best ones have isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol) but even the methyl alcohol (methanol) ones are better than nothing. These work by co-dissolving the water into the alcohol which in turn dissolves in the gasoline so you end up with the water distributed EVENLY throughout the gasoline (called a homogeneous mixture)and not sitting as separate liquid or ICE particles that can clog up lines and pumps. Also using these alcohols will prevent a layer of water from sitting at the bottom of the tank UNDER the gasoline where the water can corrode holes in your gas tank. (I learned this the hard way many years ago.) Some will wonder how water gets into the gas tank. Since our Corvairs have vented tanks (vented through the gas cap) every time the gas tank and the air over it cool down (at night) the air above the gas shrinks and fresh air is sucked into the tank. If the air is highly humid, further cooling can cause moisture to condense from the air into the gasoline. The condensed water being heavier than the gasoline sinks to the bottom of the tank and forms a layer in contact with the metal under the gasoline. Use of the isopropyl or methyl alcohols will prevent this by dissolving and distributing the water evenly throughout the tank. It also helps to keep the tank as full as possible when the car is left unused for long periods of time. This minimizes the amount of air moving in (and out) of the tank due to temp. variations.
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Post by benny on Jan 4, 2008 15:32:58 GMT -5
all tanks are vented....if not...fuel would not flow regardless of how strong the pump is......
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