"Live" from Route 66 Jegs All-Stars Nationals in Joliet - Page 16

Michael Beard · 07-03-2012, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Sean Cour

I must have not gotten the fuel filters clean enough!

The fuel filters contaminated the fuel after having made five complete runs plus driving to and from?

I drain the system, pump out via the return line, pour in a splash and pump, splash n' pump one more time. Never touched the two inline filters used, and it checked perfect -- and moreover, it didn't change the rest of the weekend.

While it's admirable for you to take the blame upon yourself, it's not a very comforting explanation from a fuel standpoint! Why is this stuff *that* unstable and *that* sensitive?

joe176 · 07-03-2012, 09:39 AM

Tell you a funny story.....always paranoid as to how I store my fuel or making sure jugs are not in the sun as I had a problem years back with fuel 2 races old not passing...was told by an official to always take the first cup on a deadhead system and dump it..then sample the second cup....I had a plastic jug of C11 in my trailer that was old and didn't want to risk using it at NHRA races......well it ended up sitting in my fuel jug rack for 2 years......I'm at a race seeing a fellow competitor having problems passing.....with nothing to do as racing was over for the day I grabbed that 2 year old plastic jug and ran it down to fuel check just for the sh??ts and giggles...wanted to see how bad it gets letting it sit that long in this type of jug.

Was shocked when the official says it passes......my reply was "is it close ?"...he said "it's right in the middle"........so go figure....used it up at that race and the rest is history.

KRatcliff · 07-03-2012, 09:45 AM

I think that is because it is C11. I have not followed the recommended procedures with C11 and have never been close to a failure. Knock on wood.

In another car we are militant about draining the fuel cell and putting it back into a sealed container. It has been marginal at the fuel check even when it came from a new barrel at the track. It is C12.

Mark Yacavone · 07-03-2012, 11:37 AM

...Moved to Jody Lang's fuel check thread...

07-03-2012, 09:39 AM	#152
joe176 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NY Posts: 601 Likes: 36 Liked 41 Times in 9 Posts	Re: "Live" from Route 66 Jegs All-Stars Nationals in Joliet Tell you a funny story.....always paranoid as to how I store my fuel or making sure jugs are not in the sun as I had a problem years back with fuel 2 races old not passing...was told by an official to always take the first cup on a deadhead system and dump it..then sample the second cup....I had a plastic jug of C11 in my trailer that was old and didn't want to risk using it at NHRA races......well it ended up sitting in my fuel jug rack for 2 years......I'm at a race seeing a fellow competitor having problems passing.....with nothing to do as racing was over for the day I grabbed that 2 year old plastic jug and ran it down to fuel check just for the sh??ts and giggles...wanted to see how bad it gets letting it sit that long in this type of jug. Was shocked when the official says it passes......my reply was "is it close ?"...he said "it's right in the middle"........so go figure....used it up at that race and the rest is history. __________________ Joe Franco SS176

07-03-2012, 09:45 AM	#153
KRatcliff Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 765 Likes: 75 Liked 524 Times in 141 Posts	Re: "Live" from Route 66 Jegs All-Stars Nationals in Joliet I think that is because it is C11. I have not followed the recommended procedures with C11 and have never been close to a failure. Knock on wood. In another car we are militant about draining the fuel cell and putting it back into a sealed container. It has been marginal at the fuel check even when it came from a new barrel at the track. It is C12.

07-03-2012, 11:37 AM	#154
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,809 Likes: 2,900 Liked 5,114 Times in 1,948 Posts	Re: "Live" from Route 66 Jegs All-Stars Nationals in Joliet ...Moved to Jody Lang's fuel check thread... __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers Last edited by Mark Yacavone; 07-03-2012 at 10:07 PM.