hey gang

long time no read or write

moved to land of little or no internet

and now i have a problem

van ran out of gas the other day - refueled - ran fine
drove all day needed more gas - got some at arco (cheap!)
almost immediately began to sputter at crusiing speed in any gear -
whether cruising at 25, 45 or 60 miles per hour. acclerates poorly and
hates hills with new rancor. cleaned some of the grounds on engine
block - seemed to help at first but quickly realized it was wishful
thinking. could it be the gas - the fuel filter, the fuel pump - these
are the limits of my thoughts on the matter. oh yeah it seems like its
running rich not lean which is why i havent really thought it was the
filter. any ideas????

hope everyone is doing okay

monte

"I long ago lost a hound, a bay horse, and a turtle dove, and am still
on their trail. Many are the travelers I have spoken to concerning
them, describing their tracks and what calls they answered to. I have
met one or two who had heard the hound, and the tramp of the horse, and
even seen the dove disappear behind a cloud, and they seemed as anxious
to recover them as if they had lost them themselves." - henry thoreau