[Shotimes] Lost MPG related to hard start?

sho2go srfdude@cox.net
Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:13:08 -0800


The gas here in Ca must have so many additives that there is no room for
junk.  I better go and look at the filter on my '90; its only got 145K on
it........how will I know if it needs changing?  ;-)
Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 7:40 AM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Lost MPG related to hard start?


> I had the same situation. The filter was changed in mid '01 when the
> previous owner had a new fuel pump installed. Maybe 10K later (earlier
this
> year) I had severe surging, and a new filter cured it. Only around 6K
miles
> later, just before the Convention, it started surging AGAIN, and a new
> filter cured it.
>
> Dunno, it almost seems like gas quality has been going to hell lately.
>
> Ron Porter