Gentlemen,
I think that the sugar disolves in the tank and goes into your engine where
the wonderful sticky substance causes rings, valves, etc. to get all gummed
up and stops working.
Eddie Donovan
Manager, External Client Support
PWGSC/GTIS/NCS
Client Operations Support Directorate
(613)748-2589
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bmounce@impop.bellatlantic.net [SMTP:bmounce@impop.bellatlantic.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 3:43 PM
> To: Chris Stephenson
> Cc: Alpines
> Subject: Re: General Question, not Sunbeam related
>
> I think sugar blocks the lines and prevents any running at all. Water or
> lousy
> additives in the gas (when he purchased it) is likely the cause of the
> symptoms. Start with some dry gas additive and see if drying it out
> helps.
> Bill
>
> Chris Stephenson wrote:
>
> > I got these symptoms one time when I had water in the gas tank. This was
> > back in the mid 80's. The water came from a gas station that had
> switched to
> > gasohol. The company (FastFare I think) paid for all repairs.
> >
> > Chris Stephenson
> > cs@tscg.net
> > (404) 915-7669
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-alpines@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-alpines@autox.team.net]On
> > Behalf Of AlpineDriver@aol.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 12:55 PM
> > To: alpines@autox.team.net
> > Subject: General Question, not Sunbeam related
> >
> > A friend asked me to post this general question. Delete not interested.
> >
> > He is experiencing sputtering and pinging on two vehicles suddenly which
> are
> > parked outside unprotected.
> >
> > Question: does anyone know the symptoms of gas sabotage, such as sugar
> in
> > the tank?
> >
> > Rob Carpenter
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