Gas Mileage and power loss

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I just want to be sure that you know to spray carb, or brake cleaner where the leaks could be, and listen for idle fluctuation.
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Yep, but thank you for posting that. It is appreciated :D

EDIT: I've always used carb cleaner. Have alot on hand back home as a cheap wasp spray...lol
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:lol: Yeah. When I brought the RV out for the season, I sprayed 9 wasp nests!! AND they still kept coming back, looking for them!
Good luck :)
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Re: Gas Mileage and power loss

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also when was the last time your fuel filter was replaced, it could be clogged, with would account for a loss of fuel to the injectors, with could both lead to loss of power, and bad mileage
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I can't say for sure the exact month, but I replaced the fuel filter this last summer.
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fowljesse wrote:I don'r know about your particular area, but around here, they switch to Ethanol in the winter, and it SUCKS. Worse performance, and gas mileage.
they use as much as 10% in all of the gas stations over here.
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Everywhere around here mixes 10% ethanol. Its standard or something. :shrug: The only places that don't are the cheapy admiral stations and such, but they mix water in with their gas. They get reported all the time, but they still do it...
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