[Mgs] Bad Fuel Question

[Charley Robinson]

What do you mean by "intermediate state"?

CR

On 7/23/2019 11:03 AM, Max Heim via Mgs wrote:
> I understand how it could make the car inoperable. I don’t see an 
> explanation for an intermediate state.
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> Max Heim
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>> On Jul 23, 2019, at 6:53 AM, Charley Robinson <Charley38 at twc.com 
>> <mailto:Charley38 at twc.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Not true, Max.  When the points open, the condenser discharges 
>> through the coil in order to perpetuate the spark. Without the 
>> condenser the engine may not even start. Try it some time. :-)
>>
>> CR
>>
>> On 7/22/2019 1:18 PM, Max Heim via Mgs wrote:
>>> How do bad condensers cause rough running? All they do is prevent 
>>> the points from burning. Oh, you are saying the points are burnt.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Max Heim
>>> '66 MGB
>>>
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>>>> On Jul 22, 2019, at 11:10 AM, i erbs via Mgs <mgs at autox.team.net 
>>>> <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 1967 MGB MG
>>>>
>>>> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
>>>> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 10:36 AM David Breneman via Mgs 
>>>> <mgs at autox.team.net <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     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
>>>>     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.
>>>>
>>>>     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?
>>>>
>>>>     Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>     David Brenemandavid_breneman at yahoo.com
>>>>     <mailto:david_breneman at yahoo.com>
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