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[*] posted on 6-6-2010 at 11:58 AM
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On the trip to the states filled up at the new in town Pemex GN got bad gas it took 3 tanks to finally clear it up. May have been my bad luck but will not fill there again.



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[*] posted on 6-6-2010 at 12:08 PM


thanks for the info.. it all helps...:):)



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[*] posted on 6-6-2010 at 12:21 PM


:lol::lol: I thought this was going to be a re-fried bean thread. :saint:
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[*] posted on 6-6-2010 at 12:23 PM


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Originally posted by comitan
On the trip to the states filled up at the new in town Pemex GN got bad gas it took 3 tanks to finally clear it up. May have been my bad luck but will not fill there again.


Yikes, we just a little gas there the other day---enough so we could fill up in Vizcaino. Guess we will avoid it----

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[*] posted on 6-6-2010 at 12:26 PM


I assume that it is owned by the same folks that have the station farther into town. Regarding that station, I have been warned by locals to avoid it, if possible.
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[*] posted on 6-6-2010 at 03:03 PM


Comitan, what do you mean by bad gas? Was it adulterated with water or was the meter miscalculating?
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[*] posted on 6-6-2010 at 03:18 PM


I believe it was water.



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[*] posted on 6-6-2010 at 03:51 PM


Salty water!:lol:
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[*] posted on 6-6-2010 at 04:02 PM


Possibly the tanks I'm sure are under sea level. More likely a hose in the tank with fresh water.



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[*] posted on 6-6-2010 at 04:09 PM


Just joking about that, Wiley. Anyone who has spent any time in the area is quite familiar with the pervasive salt in the air. Goes with the territory what with the town being S/W of the huge salt ponds with an almost constant N/W wind. I was thoroughly reminded of that when we stayed at the Cowboy Hotel perhaps 6 months after it opened, and found the window screen in the bathroom to be clogged up by the caked salt.
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[*] posted on 6-7-2010 at 01:33 PM


We got some bad diesel in BOLA last trip, I'm sure it had something to do with my brother inlaw filling his duramax with gas. He managed to drive it to Viscaino before it crapped out, then on a tow truck to La Paz, we didn't have a clue what was wrong with it until the mechanic in La Paz said gasolino in your tank Senor.
I drive a powerstroke but I gotta admit that Duramax had to be pretty tough to go that far and not ruin the motor. And we were worried about low sulfer diesel!




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[*] posted on 6-7-2010 at 01:43 PM


in this humid climate you need to keep large tanks full otherwise condensation gets in the tank

if the station has been running empty...lots of water could be in the tank

they do have a water separator filter at the pump but maybe that's full too




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