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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / November 2008Bad taknk of gas?
My 1999 F-150 was running fine until i put in some gas today. I drove it home (about 1/2 mile) with no problems. A few hours later i started it up, drove about one mile and the truck began to backfire and sputter continuously. I drove it home but it barely made it. Would a bad tank of gas cause this? If it is the gas, i hope the station will repair any damage to the engine. > My 1999 F-150 was running fine until i put in some gas today. I drove > it home (about 1/2 mile) with no problems. A few hours later i started > it up, drove about one mile and the truck began to backfire and > sputter continuously. I drove it home but it barely made it. Would a > bad tank of gas cause this? If it is the gas, i hope the station will > repair any damage to the engine. Yup, sounds like you got some bad gas. Just drain the tank and replace with good gas. Probably no damage to the engine in a 1/2 mile, but did you keep your receipt where you filled up? We had a local station get a load of diesel dumped into their premium tank and several motorcycle riders(including myself and my wife)had trouble getting home after filling up there. They wouldn't do anything because we didn't have receipts proving we'd bought the gas there. Needless to say we don't fill up there anymore.  SignatureOld Crow '82 FLTC 'Pearl' '87 FLTC 'Fugly' '61 F-100 BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, SLOB#13, MAMBM > <shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > '61 F-100 > BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, SLOB#13, MAMBM I didn't save the receipt because i paid cash. I save it when i use a credit card. The only proof i have is the lady who took my money. She may deny or not remember me coming in. I go there regularly for gas and occasional repairs. I hope there's no damage to the engine. It sounded bad driving home. Anyway, i'll update as soon as i find out the problem. Regards. On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:43:55 -0700 (PDT), "shareyourknowledge@hotmail.com" <shareyourknowledge@hotmail.com> wrote: >My 1999 F-150 was running fine until i put in some gas today. I drove >it home (about 1/2 mile) with no problems. A few hours later i started >it up, drove about one mile and the truck began to backfire and >sputter continuously. I drove it home but it barely made it. Would a >bad tank of gas cause this? If it is the gas, i hope the station will >repair any damage to the engine. Maybe water in it? I'd throw a bottle of dry gas in there before doing anything drastic. > On Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:43:55 -0700 (PDT), > "shareyourknowledge@hotmail.com" <shareyourknowledge@hotmail.com> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Maybe water in it? I'd throw a bottle of dry gas in there before > doing anything drastic. I had something like that happen to me a few years ago. It had been raining for about a week and after I filled up nothing happened. The key turned; the starter spun but nothing fired. The service station called in a mechanic and he pumped the tank dry. Out of I think the 65l that the Explorer held, 27l were water. The mechanic told me that draining the tank was not as good as using the fuel pump (in another 12 V DCC POwer Supply) to pump the tank dry because if the tank was pumped dry it could be done in place, whereas draining it meant removing the tank. And may not get as much of the bad stuff out. Anyhow, the station picked up the tab and I never went back there. But that did the trick for me. Oh, get a new fuel filter too. H. > In article <i9d3g4d156d262aut447s7hbsc630h8...@4ax.com>, > [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > H. I meant to ask if it is the gas, what is the station responsible for as far as repairs- damage to the injectors, replacement of the fuel filter as a result of the contaminated gas, etc? On Oct 24, 7:23 am, "shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com" <shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > In article <i9d3g4d156d262aut447s7hbsc630h8...@4ax.com>, > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Well here's the update. I talked to the station owner and some of the mechanics and they said there is no way it could be the gas. They said the gas is checked everyday for water. I'm thinking if they are sure the gas comes in uncontaminated, why do they need to check for conaminants?The owner said i was the only one to complain about the problem. I willing to admit it could be just a coincidence, but for him to say there is absolutely no chance of it being contaminated makes me boil. I don't know if going to the corp. will help. On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:28:49 -0700 (PDT), "shareyourknowledge@hotmail.com" <shareyourknowledge@hotmail.com> wrote: >On Oct 24, 7:23 am, "shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com" ><shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] >him to say there is absolutely no chance of it being contaminated >makes me boil. I don't know if going to the corp. will help. Many years ago I managed a gas station. It's just required policy to check the gas regularly. Every day we measured the level in the tanks, with a long stick. Then every few days we had to pump some gas into a container and add a chemical to test for water. Besides this, inspectors came on a regular basis, which back then was about once a month. I think you more likely have a mechanical problem. Replace the fuel filter, test the ignition for a good spark and be sure all plugs are firing. Test the fuel injectors, and be sure the fuel pump is pumping correct pressure. Of course there are many other possible factors. A loose wire or bad ign switch could cause backfiring, or the timing slipped due to bad belt or chain, or worn distributor, cracked cap, bad plug wires, etc. I'd start by changing the fuel filter, and in the process pump a quart of gas in a clear bottle to look for water (which will settle to the bottom). And look for loose plug wires, broken vacuum hoses, etc. BTW: What is a taknk ? :) On Oct 24, 10:16 am, letter...@invalid.com wrote: > On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:28:49 -0700 (PDT), > "shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com" <shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com> [quoted text clipped - 75 lines] > > - Show quoted text - HAAAAAAAAAA. Well if i knew what a taknk was, i'd let you know. It's probably a combination of my careless typing and dyslexia, but i'm sure you figured it was tank. Anyway, i appreciate the advice.I'll have my mechanic look at it next week. Thanks, or is that thaknks!! In article <a73dae5d-4ddc-4b20-b053-95463a34db3e@r37g2000prr.googlegroups.com>, "shareyourknowledge@hotmail.com" <shareyourknowledge@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Oct 24, 7:23 am, "shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com" > <shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > him to say there is absolutely no chance of it being contaminated > makes me boil. I don't know if going to the corp. will help. Then again too, just because they SAY that no-one else ever complained, that does not necessarily mean it is true..... Friendship is friendship but business is business. H. > In article > <a73dae5d-4ddc-4b20-b053-95463a34d...@r37g2000prr.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 62 lines] > > - Show quoted text - They could have had other complaints, but didn't want to share that with me. I checked to see if that pump was taped off but it wasn't. I will give them the benefit of the doubt until i have my mechanic check the tank. On Oct 24, 1:14 pm, "shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com" <shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > In article > > <a73dae5d-4ddc-4b20-b053-95463a34d...@r37g2000prr.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 69 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Well, it is not a gas problem, however my mechanic has not found the problem yet. Compression is good, injectors are fine, sensors are allright. Plugs and wires check out. So i don't know what else it could be. I'm waiting for him to call back. On Oct 27, 12:55 pm, "shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com" <shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Oct 24, 1:14 pm, "shareyourknowle...@hotmail.com" > [quoted text clipped - 80 lines] > > - Show quoted text - For those of you interested, it turned out to be a broken valve spring, not a gas problem. It was just a coincidence. |
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