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ARModen · 03-30-2010, 06:28 AM

So, a final update on this problem...

Bad gas after all. Very odd, but dumping the tank and flushing the lines with fresh gas fixed it. Car started right up and idled right away. It's popped and idled rough a few times getting the rest of the crap out, but after a good drive down the highway everything seems to be working again. I got everything put back together, now I just need to get the electronics sorted back out.

landrovered · 03-30-2010, 06:33 AM

What an arduous journey, glad you solved the problem, what a ******************** this one was. Go for a long drive with the top down.

Paul · 03-30-2010, 03:35 PM

I'm glad you found it. I wonder what was in that gas. Have you tried it in a lawn mower or something easy to drain?

jcb986 · 03-30-2010, 04:09 PM

Got on this thread late...if I just filled my car with gas and started having problems like you described, I would have dump the gas first thing, no ends or butts. That was a positive give away. Cars running fine, stop and buy gas and now I am having problems. The first thought you had was right. Bad gas.

ARModen · 03-31-2010, 08:06 AM

Well I checked for water right off the bat, and then got sidetracked when that wasn't it. I still don't know what I could get dissolved in the gas that would kill it that fast. I had to go back and check my receipt to make sure I hadn't been drunk and sidled up to the diesel truck pumps! 14.1 gallons of 92 octane @ $2.639 though so I don't know. Back in the Navy one of my friends filled up the Navy van with diesel and it chugged along spewing black smoke all over the place.