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Subject: Re: [Mgs] Bad Fuel Question
From: Max Heim via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:18:56 -0700
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How do bad condensers cause rough running? All they do is prevent the =
points from burning. Oh, you are saying the points are burnt.

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> On Jul 22, 2019, at 11:10 AM, i erbs via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net> =
wrote:
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> could also be a bad a condenser. Could coincidental, not causational. =
How old is the condenser? Even if newish, there are lots of crappy new =
Lucas parts out there. I had three bad ones with similar results, until =
replaced with  a Distributor Doctor HD condenser.
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
>       _______                                  _______
>      (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
>          (_________________________)
>           BT7 engine and disk brakes
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> 1967 MGB =20
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> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
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> On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 10:36 AM David Breneman via Mgs =
> I've never encountered a "bad fuel" problem before, so I'm looking
> for some confirmation (or not).  The local Mom-without-Pop store put
> in new pumps, and one of the things they're offering now is 92 octane =
(US)
> alcohol-free gas.  I had about a quarter tank in my MGA (w/MGB high
> compression engine) so I went to fill up.  The pump with the alcohol-
> free gas was out of order!  So I put in three gallons of regular 92=20
> octane, and about 1/4 mile from the station started experiencing a lot
> of misfiring, mostly when accelerating in 3rd and 4th.  I continued
> driving like this for about 20 miles to see if it would clear up and =
it
> never did.  I can't imagine it's anything but the fuel, but I've never
> encountered "bad fuel" situation like this in 44 years of driving.
>=20
> The fact that it started about 1/4 mile after leaving the station =
seems
> like pretty good evidence.  Any other possibilities?  Is there any =
option
> other than to just burn through this half tank of gas?
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> Thanks! =20
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class=3D"">How do bad condensers cause rough running? All they do is =
prevent the points from burning. Oh, you are saying the points are =
burnt.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
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min-height: 16px;" class=3D"">Max Heim</div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-size: 13px;" class=3D"">'66 MGB</div></div></div>
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<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Jul 22, 2019, at 11:10 AM, i erbs via Mgs &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: =
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" =
class=3D"">could also be a bad a condenser. Could coincidental, not =
causational. How old is the condenser? Even if newish, there are lots of =
crappy new Lucas parts out there. I had three bad ones with similar =
results, until replaced with&nbsp; a Distributor Doctor HD condenser.<br =
clear=3D"all" class=3D""><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">Ira Erbs<div =
class=3D"">Portland,OR</div><div class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: =
'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; _______ =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;_______</span><br =
style=3D"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp; =
&nbsp;&nbsp; (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)</span><br =
style=3D"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=3D"">&nbsp; =
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (_________________________)</span></div><div =
class=3D"">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BT7 engine and disk =
brakes</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">1967 MGB &nbsp;<img =
src=3D"http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg"; =
alt=3D"MG" class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><span style=3D"color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: =
'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" =
class=3D"">A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario =
Andretti</span><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Please excuse random =
auto corrects and misspelled =
words</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></d=
iv></div></div></div></div></div><br class=3D""></div><br =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
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text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"font-family: Verdana; =
font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; =
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 10:36 AM David Breneman via =
Mgs &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; =
border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div =
class=3D""><div =
class=3D"gmail-m_9075250362783882819ydpec15941cyahoo-style-wrap" =
style=3D"font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: =
13px;"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">I've never =
encountered a "bad fuel" problem before, so I'm looking</div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">for some confirmation (or not).&nbsp; The local =
Mom-without-Pop store put</div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">in new pumps, =
and one of the things they're offering now is 92 octane (US)<br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">alcohol-free gas.&nbsp; I =
had about a quarter tank in my MGA (w/MGB high</div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">compression engine) so I went to fill up.&nbsp; The pump with =
the alcohol-</div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">free gas was out of =
order!&nbsp; So I put in three gallons of regular 92<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br class=3D""></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">octane, and about 1/4 mile from the station =
started experiencing a lot</div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">of =
misfiring, mostly when accelerating in 3rd and 4th.&nbsp; I =
continued</div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><span class=3D""><span =
class=3D"gmail-m_9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st">driving like this for =
about 20 miles to see if it would clear up and =
it</span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><span class=3D""><span =
class=3D"gmail-m_9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st">never did.&nbsp; I =
can't imagine it's anything but the fuel, but I've =
never</span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><span =
class=3D""><span =
class=3D"gmail-m_9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st">encountered "bad =
fuel" situation like this in 44 years of =
driving.</span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><span =
class=3D""><span class=3D"gmail-m_9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st"><br =
class=3D""></span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><span =
class=3D""><span class=3D"gmail-m_9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st">The =
fact that it started about 1/4 mile after leaving the station =
seems</span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><span =
class=3D""><span class=3D"gmail-m_9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st">like =
pretty good evidence.&nbsp; Any other possibilities?&nbsp; Is there any =
option</span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><span =
class=3D""><span class=3D"gmail-m_9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st">other =
than to just burn through this half tank of gas?</span></span></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><span class=3D""><span =
class=3D"gmail-m_9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st"><br =
class=3D""></span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><span =
class=3D""><span =
class=3D"gmail-m_9075250362783882819ydpd1457413st">Thanks!&nbsp;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></span></span><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"gmail-m_9075250362783882819ydpec15941csignature">David =
Breneman<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><span =
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href=3D"mailto:david_breneman@yahoo.com"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">david_breneman@yahoo.com</a></div></div></div></div>___________=
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