Post by hondacat on Nov 23, 2014 8:14:29 GMT -5
customer says
" I only buy gas from the premium gas stations Amoco shell ect. I CANT HAVE BAD GAS"
after repeated carb problems you often have to look past the normal causes of problems
well when we take the carbs apart and there is a gummy substance some times white sometimes blue some times red
it is usually coming from fuel lines or fuel pumps even carb parts them self's
what's the cause? is it bad gas ?
well what was bad gas ten years ago is now considered environmentally friendly gas it eats melts hardens deteriorates all kinds of plastics rubbers and yes even metals especially when we start adding fuel systems treatments especially when you don't follow the instruction's on the bottles
what's the solution ?
buy straight gas when ever possible don't replace fuel lines with the bargain big box store fuel lines not necessarily true but a red flag for us to check when it comes to fuel lines "if its silver or grey stay away"
to remove the chances and improve you odds of not having problems upgrade all your old fuel lines use non oxygenated fuel when ever possible buy the ethanol / alcohol resistant carb repair kits and associated like parts fuel pumps LOOK at all the parts from the tank to the carb or fuel injector if not carbureted
or you will be back in there again looking for what you missed this is important to keep you on the water not in the shop
this is a typical example of a hose that looked perfect on the outside but falling apart internally this piece of hose was in the system after the fuel filter and carbs had been rebuilt three times by three different dealers before it ended up in our shop
" I only buy gas from the premium gas stations Amoco shell ect. I CANT HAVE BAD GAS"
after repeated carb problems you often have to look past the normal causes of problems
well when we take the carbs apart and there is a gummy substance some times white sometimes blue some times red
it is usually coming from fuel lines or fuel pumps even carb parts them self's
what's the cause? is it bad gas ?
well what was bad gas ten years ago is now considered environmentally friendly gas it eats melts hardens deteriorates all kinds of plastics rubbers and yes even metals especially when we start adding fuel systems treatments especially when you don't follow the instruction's on the bottles
what's the solution ?
buy straight gas when ever possible don't replace fuel lines with the bargain big box store fuel lines not necessarily true but a red flag for us to check when it comes to fuel lines "if its silver or grey stay away"
to remove the chances and improve you odds of not having problems upgrade all your old fuel lines use non oxygenated fuel when ever possible buy the ethanol / alcohol resistant carb repair kits and associated like parts fuel pumps LOOK at all the parts from the tank to the carb or fuel injector if not carbureted
or you will be back in there again looking for what you missed this is important to keep you on the water not in the shop
this is a typical example of a hose that looked perfect on the outside but falling apart internally this piece of hose was in the system after the fuel filter and carbs had been rebuilt three times by three different dealers before it ended up in our shop