Thanks, but I completely drained the gas tank prior to storage. Filled
her up with premium and drove her pretty briskly for about 20 miles last
night -- I guess some more of that wouldn't hurt!
I'll try the Italian tuneup, though I know at least my carbs are clean
(and really winding my motor out makes me nervous because I have low
compression in the #6 cylinder and don't want to blow the head
gasket...)
One possibility - when I drained the tank, I sprayed the inside pretty
good with WD40. ---? Could that have raised the CO level? I wouldn't
think so, but I did dump a fair amount in there.
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip E. Barnes [mailto:peb3@cornell.edu]
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 11:55 AM
To: Scot Montrey; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: simple yet critical question
Scot,
You don't say how much mileage you put on the car before having it
inspected. I could offer a guess that the 2-year-old fuel in the tank
has
changed during storage. The more volatile components may have escaped in
the interim and what you've got now is gas that doesn't burn as cleanly.
I'd recommend a tank of fresh fuel and some spirited driving to clean
things up, then have another go with the inspectors.
Anyone remember what an "Italian tune-up" is?
Phil Barnes (peb3@cornell.edu)
Cortland, NY (nowhere near New York City)
'71 TR6 CC61193L (26 year owner)
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