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Sep 5, 2002 | 01:55 AM

tuajer

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Ever get "Bad Gas"?

I recently moved and there's an Arco accross the street. I usually use 76 but since it was there and a dime cheaper I filled up with it.
Two days later, my car is sputtering, surging, coughing, missing and just fighting to keep from dying.:confused:

I filled up with 76 again with some fuel additive and quarter of a tank later, it's almost back to normal. Cheap Gas sucks! :mad

This is the first time this happened to me cause my mustang would run on 87 all the time. I have to go cancel my trip to the dealer now. :cheers:

Sep 5, 2002 | 01:56 AM

NickSimcheck

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Re: Ever get "Bad Gas"? (tuajer)

Sucks when it happens... I never go to ghetto gas stations anymore...

Sep 5, 2002 | 02:06 AM

ScottsLS3

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Re: Ever get "Bad Gas"? (NickSimcheck)

I get it after I eat hard boiled eggs. ;)

Sep 5, 2002 | 02:45 AM

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Re: Ever get "Bad Gas"? (ScottsLT1)

[QUOTE]I get it after I eat hard boiled eggs. ;) [/QU :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sep 5, 2002 | 08:51 AM

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Re: Ever get "Bad Gas"? (ScottsLT1)

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I get it after I eat hard boiled eggs. ;)

Beans for me

Sep 5, 2002 | 08:58 AM

polish41

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Re: Ever get "Bad Gas"? (OcalaGuy)

Only after Mexican food and lots of :cheers:

Sep 5, 2002 | 12:38 PM

Kdrhpe

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Re: Ever get "Bad Gas"? (tuajer)

You should avoid getting gas when they are filling the tanks at the station. It stirs up all the crap in the tanks and has a better chance of ending up in your car.

Sep 5, 2002 | 01:52 PM

Parrothead

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Re: Ever get "Bad Gas"? (tuajer)

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Two days later, my car is sputtering, surging, coughing, missing and just fighting to keep from dying...

Cheap Gas sucks!

I had a terrible intermittent stalling problem. I took my '90 to one dealer and two mechanics, but none of them could find a problem.

Then I stopped using BJ's premium (similar to a Sam's Club) and started using BP. Voila!! Problem goes away.

I agree -- Cheap gas does suck. I guess you get what you pay for.