Subject: [Roadsters] Water in the gas line?

From: John Stromgren via Datsun-roadsters <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2021 19:06:25 -0400

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Hello, All.

I had a troubling episode after coming out of the grocery store a while
ago; I could proudly fit all the groceries in the trunk of my 1970 2000,
but I couldn't start the car and keep it running.

Being an ignorant, fearful, and unsure fellow, I called AAA.  Nice guy came
out and figured it was water in the gas, got it going, and it ran fine
after that.  I filled it up on the way home, put my little measure of Fuel
Ox in the tank, and trusted that all would be well now.

Some weeks passed, without me using the car much.  There was a lot of rain,
but the car is always garaged.  Took it out tonight to get it ready for a
ride tomorrow, and darned if I didn't have the same symptoms - couldn't
keep it running.  The tank is a little more than half full.

I know that if the tank is half full the rest must be air, and if it's been
humid, that must be moist air, and water doesn't burn, but really - I've
never had problems like this before.  Am I not driving it enough?

What suggestions might y'all have for me?

Always appreciative of the expertise of this group,

John
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John E. Stromgren
SRL311-14061
(Newly rebuilt engine, fresh Z-Therapy carbs, always premium gas)
Portsmouth, NH

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rt the car and keep it running.</div><div><br></div><div>Being an ignorant,=
 fearful, and unsure fellow, I called AAA.=C2=A0 Nice guy came out and figu=
red it was water in the gas, got it going, and it ran fine after that.=C2=
=A0 I filled it up on the way home, put my little measure of Fuel Ox in the=
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e weeks passed, without me using the car much.=C2=A0 There was a lot of rai=
n, but the car is always garaged.=C2=A0 Took it out tonight to get it ready=
 for a ride tomorrow, and darned if I didn&#39;t have the same symptoms - c=
ouldn&#39;t keep it running.=C2=A0 The tank is a little more than half full=
.</div><div><br></div><div>I know that if the tank is half full the rest mu=
st be air, and if it&#39;s been humid, that must be moist air, and water do=
esn&#39;t burn, but really - I&#39;ve never had problems like this before.=
=C2=A0 Am I not driving it enough?</div><div><br></div><div>What suggestion=
s might y&#39;all have for me?<br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div><div>Always =
appreciative of the expertise of this group,</div><div><br></div><div>John<=
/div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gm=
ail_signature">John E. Stromgren<br>SRL311-14061</div><div dir=3D"ltr" clas=
s=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">(Newly rebuilt eng=
ine, fresh Z-Therapy carbs, always premium gas)<br>Portsmouth, NH</div></di=
v></div>

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