Chris,
Gasoline doesn't go bad. You'll probably hear it has a shelf
life of about three years, but it can for ten without any problems. I
can't imagine you'd suddenly have problems from the gas after running
your car regularly. You should check for rust in the gas tank and
clogging of the injectors, since that's where fuel problems are most
likely to occur.
Jim Ruwaldt
'72 TR6 CC79338U(being restored)
Bloomington, IN
On Fri, 8 Aug 1997, Chris Bullock - vtxix wrote:
> Morning,
>
> Last Sunday, the PI begain running quite rough - this
> has happend a couple of times before, but has always
> cleared up after sitting for a moment. The car has
> always run like a top (even after having the entire
> air intake and induction manifold off for a gasket
> replacement back in May!). It has an electronic ignition
> unit and I've already checked that the plugs (replaced those
> a couple of months ago) and the plug wires (tried a new set
> last night) are fine. I haven't removed the injectors to
> verify their operation but I can definitely feel the pulses
> on every injector wire with the car running - I haven't done
> anything to the metering unit or the distributor (other than
> visual checks).
>
> * I don't fully understand how electronic ignition works
> with the distributor - what else should I check?
>
> * What are the symptoms of bad petrol?
>
> TIA for any suggestions!
>
> Chris Bullock
> Colchester, Vermont
>
> 1970 TR6 PI CP51686 O
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