Pat
Supporter
Interesting event occurred last weekend. We took the '40 to a local show and as usual it ran great on the way. It was parked for about four hours (temp in the high 80's) and when it was time to leave, I had an unusual difficulty getting it started. On the way home, it was terrible at idle but OK at midrange and above. I checked plugs, leads, vacuum lines and couldn't find the source of the trouble.
A friend suggested I had water in the gas. I pulled the filter bowls and guess what, a bubble of water on each side. Needless to say that didn't do the paper filters any good. I drained the fuel and put it in my less discriminating truck and put in some fresh fuel with some Sea Foam in the '40 and now the car runs like new.
My friend speculated that there are probably several issues going on. With the price of gas skyrocketing, some dealers have been reportedly putting water in their gas. Beware This Problem That Stops Your Car Cold
He also conjectured that others may be selling far less premium as people are substituting regular and so there is unusual condensation in the station tanks compounded by the springtime change in temperature. Some dealers are also waiting to replenish their fuel stocks because demand is down and they are waiting for the seasonal blends.
I'm not sure how the water got in there but I thought I'd mention it in case you have similar issues. It may be wise to check your filter bowls as well.
A friend suggested I had water in the gas. I pulled the filter bowls and guess what, a bubble of water on each side. Needless to say that didn't do the paper filters any good. I drained the fuel and put it in my less discriminating truck and put in some fresh fuel with some Sea Foam in the '40 and now the car runs like new.
My friend speculated that there are probably several issues going on. With the price of gas skyrocketing, some dealers have been reportedly putting water in their gas. Beware This Problem That Stops Your Car Cold
He also conjectured that others may be selling far less premium as people are substituting regular and so there is unusual condensation in the station tanks compounded by the springtime change in temperature. Some dealers are also waiting to replenish their fuel stocks because demand is down and they are waiting for the seasonal blends.
I'm not sure how the water got in there but I thought I'd mention it in case you have similar issues. It may be wise to check your filter bowls as well.