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From: hls on 12 Jul 2010 08:19

"Hachiroku ハチロク" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:43:10 +0000, chuckcar wrote:
>
>> "hls" <hls(a)nospam.nix> wrote in
>> news:naKdnTcdp8Lf36fRnZ2dnUVZ_r2dnZ2d(a)giganews.com:
>>
>>
>>> "Hachiroku ハチロク" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message
>>> news:dPo_n.7386$Zp1.914(a)newsfe15.iad...
>>>> On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:21:54 +0200, Dave U. Random wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>The question I would ask is, did you add the right amount for the
>>>>>>amount of gas in the tank? There are two size bottles, 1 for up to 12
>>>>>>gallons and one for up to 22 gallons. In this case, more is not better
>>>>>>since I added the 22 gal additive and then put in 10 gallons, and had
>>>>>>a similar problem to yours.
>>>>>
>>>>> I used the one for 12-gallons, and filled up the gas tank with gas
>>>>> immediately.
>>>>>
>>>>> The local auto parts store had a buy-one-get-one-free deal on it. I
>>>>> still have 1 unused bottle, which I probably will not use in my other
>>>>> car.
>>>>
>>>> Interesting. I had (have) an '85 Corolla GTS that at about 130,000
>>>> miles started knocking when there was a load on the engine. I have
>>>> always used 'quality' gas, brand name stuff, and it was suggested I use
>>>> Techron. I zapped it with a bottle for 12 gals, filled with good gas,
>>>> and then started using Chevron until they left New England. One bottle
>>>> every 40-50 tankfulls and the car never knocked again!
>>>
>>> I have never had problems with it either, no matter what concentration I
>>> used it.
>>> I personally think this is BS.
>>>
>>> IIRC, Techron is not the type of chemical that would attack injectors,
>>> seals, etc.
>>>
>>> Be sure you dont have wet fuel...I mean REALLY wet fuel. That still
>>> happens at times.
>>>
>> Indeed. When I was growing up I worked at gas stations at one point. One
>> of the last things you did was coat the last 6" of the "dipstick" for the
>> tanks and see if it found water. A few months back I saked the guy at the
>> local self serve about it and he had no idea what I was talking about.
>
>
> Yeah, it was a kind of grease that would change color when there was water
> in the tank. (I think a lot of us pumped gas for a while...)
>

Yep, it was called Color Cut or maybe Kolor Kut.

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