Diesel Water!

[oi8228oi]

a few nights ago i was coming home from the shore and noticed my light came on just as i passed the service station on the Garden state parkway so i figured in 16ish miles id get off the exit and hit the station right off the ramp (where my 73 maverick was impounded 6 months ago-mad ) so i pulled in and up to the pump and told the guy to fill it up (tried diesel power additive) at over $100 it stoped and i went on my merry way. i arrive home with in 10 minutes and noticed my gauge already started to drop so i just figured it wasnt filled all the way. now after 2 days i check the miles and at 107 ive used over 3/8 of a tank of fuel. i havent ran the AC for more then 15 mins total this whole tank, and havent been idleing. i know my MPGs are gonna be disgustingly low and its all cause of bad fuel. is there anything that i can do to have someone come in and test there fuel and give em a problem?

thanks for bareing with me on this long post.

 

[MykolG]

I had similar thing happen to my EX. Only water was NOT the problem. My problem was that Union 76 [or whatever they are called nowadays] shuts the pump OFF at $100. My gauge showed full, but after driving a while it seemed to drop too fast. At $3.15 per gallon you get about 32 gallons. That's 12 gallons short of FULL. To get a full tank, you have to shut off the pump and start it up again.

 

[oi8228oi]

well it was shut off and started up again it stoped at 75 and then went for over 30 i believe. and regaurd less i can see my gauge droping as low speeds... its definetly the fuel...

 

[WD40]

You need to feel it up again and ck the mpg on that tank. Then start looking for a good grade of fuel. I try real hard not to buy from EXXON.

 

[oi8228oi]

besides just trying places is there any way to find out the quality of fuel?