FW: Sugar anyone?

["Eppinger.Michael" <Eppinger.Michael@domain.elided>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Eppinger.Michael 
> Sent:	Thursday, February 19, 1998 11:00 AM
> To:	'tsm1@domain.elided'
> Subject:	RE: Sugar anyone?
> 
> Tom,
> 
> Take that sample and add to a cup of coffee.  Is it sweeter now?  It's
> sugar.  Gritty?, than it is mud.  If you can't tell any difference
> than it HAS to be Marvel's Mystery Oil    <bg> <snicker>
> 
> 
> If your chem teacher will analyze, it go for it.  If not, just drop
> the tank and drain the gas, use and acid solution to clean the tank
> and you are back in business.  I think the sugar clogs up the carb
> more than anything else.  If you suspect sugar in the tank, it
> probably has not gotten into the feed line yet, so I would not draw it
> through there.
> 
> Just my $0.02 worth
> 
> Epp
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	tsm1@domain.elided [SMTP:tsm1@domain.elided]
> Sent:	Thursday, February 19, 1998 8:40 AM
> To:	ihc@domain.elided
> Subject:	Sugar anyone?
> 
> OK.. I took a peek inside the gas cap on my '72 this morning..
> 
> There appears to be "streaks" of something running down the inside of
> the
> filler neck.  It reminds of sugar glaze from a cinnamon roll.. or mud.
> :-(
> 
> There are a couple little "chunks" that I can see.. 
> 
> Now, it *could* be mud or otherwise, since It hasn't received fresh
> gas in 9
> months...  or it could be sugar. :-(
> 
> I'm tempted to take a scraping over to my favority highschool Chem
> teacher
> and have the students analyze it for me..
> 
> Any suggestions?  What does Sugar in the 'tank look like? ;)
> 
> Any way of getting it OUT if it IS?  I dont' know how much gas is in
> it
> (batt dead), but..
> 
> I'm thinking I could go buy an electric fuel pump, run it off my 12VDC
> power
> supply, and drain the tank through the carb fuel inlet lines?  Can I
> do that
> with the mechanical pump in place, or do I need to do this before the
> mech.
> pump?
> 
> Would I then want to "flush" the tank some more?
> 
> And, BTW, what "happens" when sugar'd gas hits a motor.. I've been
> told it
> seizes, but.. how about why?
> 
> *sigh*
> 
> Thanks everyone!
> 
> -Tom Mandera, Helena MT - on my way to court in 1/2 hour...
>