Chevron poisoned my car...

[justaZcarguy]

Ok, now I am mad.

Crusing around in the '74, needed gas, pulled into a Chevron and put the standard 10 bucks super and went one mile and the car quit.

After being towed home it was discovered that the gas was contaminated with water and who knows what, below is a pic of the ^%&*$#! fuel.

I am SOOO pissed. I had this car running FLAWLESSLY. Would accelerate strongly, no hesitation at all. After draining all the gas from the tank, replacing the fuel pump along with all the filters, taking all three Mikunis off the car and drianing / cleaning them the car still runs like @#$%. Acceleration is jumpy runs rough.

Chevron has admitted fault and will compensate me. Still, I would rather the car just went back to normal.

I guess that I can go thru the carbs again. Has anyone else had to go thru this hell? And if so am I missing something?

I just want to kill someone.

Oh, and merry Xmas.

[justaZcarguy]

I am trying the image thing once more...

[justaZcarguy]

Sorry...Once more then I give up.

[justaZcarguy]

Just download it

[Bambikiller240]

Did you drain all of the contaminated fuel from the fuel lines? All the lines from the tank to the Carbs?

Next step is to send the "service" station owner to Singapore to be caned!

Ought to get a couple hundred bucks for your trouble in addition to the costs incurred! :devious:

[That Ozzy Guy]

Originally posted by justaZcarguy

Just download it

That is some dirty fuel.

Forgive my stupidity but why is that super yellow whereas the one I used today was pink? Different addatives?

[2ManyZs]

Yeah, the color is just the additives they put in our gas, diesel and even kerosene now. Blue, red, you name it, they dye it whatever they want to keep track of it...taxed fuel is one color, untaxed off road only fuel is another, and don't get caught with untaxed in a vehicle on the road......more government controls....

Yeah, I'd say he owes you at least what it costs in parts to get all of it out, another tank of gas(from another station), but doubt you will get a lot for your trouble. I've gotten dirty diesel fuel and had it freeze up and only gotten new filters and a lot of additives to burn off the water...

Bet he's nervous that it isn't ground water contamination in the tank, or he's up the creek with the EPA. :tapemouth

I'd blow out the lines, and put a can of additive in the tank even after all the cleaning.

[justaZcarguy]

Well,

I just cleared a phone call with Bills Datsun outside of Gresham, apparently he's the ONLY guy around that has a knowledge of Mikunis. He comes highly recommended, I thought that he was cool on the phone.... Maybe it'll end up there, who knows.

Beaverton Nissan quoted me about $1100 to go thru the carbs.

I think they're scared....

I dunno, I've pulled the carbs down twice now. I can't believe that there is bad stuff still in there.

I took the car on a 80 mile round trip this afternoon to have a dynomax system put on it and it never improved, the hesitation is sporatic, it ran flawless at the end of the trip, then I took it out later and it ran like shi* again.

Which by the way, thank you to the Forest Grove cop for letting me off w/ a warning...

Wouldn't all the fresh gas thru the lines flush 'em out?

(Frustrated) Brian....

[Bambikiller240]

Yeah, by now; after an 80 mile cruise, the fuel lines ought to have no water in them. If there was crud (solids) in the fuel, I'd still blow them out. Including the return line to the tank.

I still say to make them pay for your inconvenience in addition to the costs involved in solving the problems. You can't be the only customer that got screwed by this. If you can find others, band together and threaten to file suit for damages. There isn't any excuse for this situation in this age. The station should have filters and they must not be maintaining them for this to happen.

[jteez]

What's up with that! Looks like someone pissed in the gas! Looks like a complete cleaning of the carbs will be needed - given all the crud in the gas! Did you relace the fuel filter - I'm sure you did!