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Offline the_legend_1981

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did i get bad fuel from a station?
« on: April 10, 2012, 02:02:06 pm »
I'm suspecting I got bad fuel from a local station a couple weeks back in my 94. It was sputtering, smoking black, smelled awful, and would stall after sitting at a light. I topped it off at Shell and it cleared right up for the most part. The problem I'm having is when i put fuel in the last 2 times it'll smoke the first few times I start it and still has a slightly bad smell to the exhaust. What should I do? just let it keep burning the fuel thats left? Or could it be something else? thanks.
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2012, 05:16:44 pm »
whats the 94. any lack of power or problems when it gets hot?
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2012, 06:03:38 pm »
94 chevy 1500. 305. No loss of power. Only noticable miss is right when I take off at stop sign or light. After that miss its fine, just smells like its burning garbage fuel(my guess)
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2012, 07:04:57 pm »
Pull the vacuum hose off the EGR valve and see if it clears up.
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2012, 07:41:03 pm »
think the EGR is bad?
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Offline the_legend_1981

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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2012, 07:50:41 pm »
I actually put a new gasket on the egr today and looked at it because i thought it may be the problem...but it seems to function properly
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2012, 07:59:39 pm »
A stupid question did you get diesel fuel instead of gas ?
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2012, 08:02:01 pm »
no. the place only has gas
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2012, 08:22:30 pm »
could something else in the egr system be messed up? the plunger held pressure when i had it off.
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2012, 08:31:46 pm »
And the longer I sit at a light the worse the hesitation will be
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2012, 09:35:44 pm »
Quote from: VileZambonie on April 10, 2012, 07:04:57 pm
Pull the vacuum hose off the EGR valve and see if it clears up.

Answer this
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2012, 05:27:35 am »
It did not clear it up...
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2012, 05:57:47 am »
Quote from: the_legend_1981 on April 10, 2012, 08:22:30 pm
could something else in the egr system be messed up? the plunger held pressure when i had it off.

     Are you saying when you had the EGR off, the spring and seat in it did not move back and forth freely from the above statement ?  If so your EGR valve is bad, when taken off you should be able to move the plunger back and forth with your finger easily.
     Also check the tube and intake for blockage (passages should be clear).
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2012, 09:34:29 am »
It moves freely. I meant that when I push the plunger in and cover the inlet hole it holds the plunger up. I was told that was a way to test it
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Re: did i get bad fuel from a station?
« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2012, 06:31:05 pm »
well i changed the fuel filter(was due) and it helped slightly. My brother had an egr solenoid around so I tried it after hearing some of the responses. Runs perfect now. Thank you for all the help
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