is this bad gas?

[edkellock at juno.com]

Did you check just to see if the oil cap is there or if it is properly
attached?


On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:31:11 -0500 "R Mangas" <porter_dog at hotmail.com>
writes:
>
>   My 86 4kq, while ugly and rattly and noisy, runs PERFECT.  Or it
> did until
> I tried to leave for work this morning.
>
>   Yesterday I got gas at the usual place (less than 1 mile from my
> house),
> checked the oil and found I needed a top up.  Got home and parked.
> Popped
> the hood and added about 1/3qt oil.  Put the filler cap back on
> (checked ;)
> ).  Decided to top off the battery as well, as cold morning starts
> were a
> little slower than normal.  Nothing major there- cells were down a
> bit but
> plates weren't visible. Sealed everything back up.
>
>   Go to leave this morning, and as usual it started right up but
> then
> stalled.  WTF?  It did that about 10 times, starting fine then
> stalling
> immediately.  If I crack the throttle while starting, it revved up
> then
> stalled.  A couple times it would 'idle' for 10-15 seconds, but it
> might
> have been firing on 1 cyl every 4th rotation...
>
>   To me bad gas is the obvious answer, but if that's the case why
> did it
> start well?  Still good gas in the CSV line?  10 starts worth?
>
>   Could I have gotten Something Important below the battery wet when
> adding
> water? (it was done rather sloppily, but there was no electrolyte
> spilled,
> just water).
>
>   Suggestions for diagnosis/remediation gladly accepted.
>
>   Thanks!
> Robert
>
>
>
>
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