My outboard mechanic told me something very similar recently. He recommended "no more then six months". Could this really be true? If so, the Coast Guard is going to be mighty busy rescuing sport fishermen next season.
Jim M17 "Spirit" On Oct 18, 2008, at 8:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > My motorcycle mech said that the Gas we get now is luck to last a > month.? He said the stuff they us is not like the Old days when you > could leave it all winter and just add some new and go.? Maybe it's > a sign of the times??? > > > > > > At your service > > Larry Pegg > > 208 249 0538 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 8:02 am > Subject: M_Boats: Yellow flem in my fuel line > > > > > > > > > > > I have found something I can't explain. I have a brand new Tohatsu > 6 with a > brand new tank and brand new fuel line. The last two times I took > Seafrog > out, I had trouble pumping fuel to the engine. I disconnected the > fuel line > from the engine, pushed in the springloaded release and pumped. > Nada. Then > I disconnected it at the tank thinking the fuel pickup wasn't down > into the > fuel. That's when I saw this yellow thick flem in the pickup > tube. I shook > it out and replaced the fuel line into the tank. I pumped the bulb > while > holding in the springloaded valve and it pumped out more of this > yuck. The > gas is fresh. Is there a possibility that this is an ethanol issue? > Joe > Seafrog M-17 > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
