Friday the weather forcast called for 1" of ice and later 15" of snow for sat. and sun. Mix that with the single digit temps and I decided it was time to park the wagon in the garage. My plan was to take the GN to my friends new garage (40' x 60' building! ) to make this happen.
The last time I drove the GN it was low on gas so I picked up 2 gal. of xylene on the way home friday. I usually put the xylene and MMO in then go get gas. So I get home, dump in the xylene, the mystery oil and then try to start the car. No start. After a few minutes I pulled a plug and it was soaked! After new plugs, 2 1/2 gallons of gas and purging the fuel line it finally started.
I learned the hard way that the xylene can dilute gas enough to where it won't burn and cause a big pain in the butt. Just figured I share a little misfortune on a cold winter day.
BTW, it's warmer today (32) than it has been for a while and still no sign of snow. Figures.
The last time I drove the GN it was low on gas so I picked up 2 gal. of xylene on the way home friday. I usually put the xylene and MMO in then go get gas. So I get home, dump in the xylene, the mystery oil and then try to start the car. No start. After a few minutes I pulled a plug and it was soaked! After new plugs, 2 1/2 gallons of gas and purging the fuel line it finally started.
I learned the hard way that the xylene can dilute gas enough to where it won't burn and cause a big pain in the butt. Just figured I share a little misfortune on a cold winter day.
BTW, it's warmer today (32) than it has been for a while and still no sign of snow. Figures.