Re: changing gas stops stalling

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

Might be just the gas station he visited, too, regardless of the brand.
Some have cleaner tanks than others.


At 09:30 AM 11/8/99 -0500, George Tur wrote:
>Thought this could be an interesting data point even though it could be just
>coincidence.
>
>My son's 87 5kcstq had been stalling fairly regularly for about two weeks.
>Everytime it stalled the fuel pump whine kicked up. After stalling the car
>restarted immediately. Based on list feedback it appeared that the
stalling was
>caused by garbage in the tank clogging the fuel pump screen.
>
>Until the car could be brought to the garage for a tank cleaning or a fuel
pump
>strainer removal my son decided to try a different gas. The car had been
run on
>a mixture of Amoco, Texaco, and Sunoco premium gas. With Sunoco being the
>primary component since the gas station is only half a mile from house. My son
>switched to an all Amoco premium fill and the stalling stopped. He has been
>running with Amoco for a little over a week and there hasn't been even a
>stumble. He has even let the tank drop below the quarter empty mark, and there
>wasn't even a hint of hesitation.
>
>Does the Amoco brand gas have additives that are better at breaking down 
>crud in
>the fuel system than Sunoco or Texaco, or is this just coincidence?
>
>George
>
>87 5kcstq - the kid's wheels
>95 A6Q - the wife's wheels
>92 Nissan pick up - my wheels
>
>p.s. gotta thank the list for all the feedback on the stalling problem