Diesel in NC

wrecksum

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Sep 27, 2010
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I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced bad diesel fuel recently from the Texaco in Sosua or Coastal?

My Monterito diesel is smoking like crazy and idling badly and is difficult to start.
Normally it kicks in as soon as the starter swings but these days takes a few cranks and then runs rough.Sometimes stalls out even.
It's a pre-electronic model which is more sensitive to bad fuel than an electronic FCU model.

Anyone else had problems?

If not I'll have to sort out the engine.
Good diesel mechanic in the NC anyone?
 

the gorgon

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Sep 16, 2010
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I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced bad diesel fuel recently from the Texaco in Sosua or Coastal?

My Monterito diesel is smoking like crazy and idling badly and is difficult to start.
Normally it kicks in as soon as the starter swings but these days takes a few cranks and then runs rough.Sometimes stalls out even.
It's a pre-electronic model which is more sensitive to bad fuel than an electronic FCU model.

Anyone else had problems?

If not I'll have to sort out the engine.
Good diesel mechanic in the NC anyone?

check the filter before you start blowing money on mechanics