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bad fuel causing bucking?

Old 03-29-2007, 06:37 PM
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I put about 10 gallons of gas from a shady chevron a couple days ago, and ever since that day my car bucks quite frequently. My car is stock and everything ran fine before I put the gas in. Could the gas have caused the bucking?
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Old 03-29-2007, 06:40 PM
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Default RE: bad fuel causing bucking?

ive never had that prob, but my friend who used to have an 02 gt, if he got bad gas it would have that problem
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Old 03-30-2007, 06:28 AM
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Default RE: bad fuel causing bucking?

Watered down gas.Get somewater remover to clear it up. After that id never get gas at that 'shady' Chevron again.
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Old 03-30-2007, 10:11 AM
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Default RE: bad fuel causing bucking?

yup, use some water remover and then fill up the rest of the tank with reputable gas. water in the gas can cause all kinda of trouble and make it run like ***. the stations tanks may have been close to empty, they could have more water in there than they should, but alot of times when this happens is because they just got gas delivered and when they pump the new gas in it stirs the tanks and mixes all the water up. (ALL gas stations have water in the tanks, but it usually sits at the bottom)

word to the wise, for all you guys. if the truck is at the station filling the tanks - dont get gas there, go somewhere else
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