Guess I'm just thinking about how hard it is to get a Westfalia to climb long steep hills. Forth gear at 50, down shift to third and so forth until my aircooled is running like a Diesel. Stan On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:12:15 -0800 mike miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> writes: > then they can run even lower octane. High altitude = less air = > less > compression = less octane. > > Unless I'm wrong about this too. > > Mike > > > From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> > > Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> > > Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 15:41:50 -0600 > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: higher octane needs > > > > They were counting on fuel being the same for many years. Most new > fuels > > have anti knock compounds added along with the Green Peace juices. > I > > think everybody runs regular unleaded in their vans unless they > have a > > special high altitude run to make to a ski area. > > > > Stan > > > > On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 15:04:35 EST Jim Morgan <JM060356@AOL.COM> > writes: > >> In my owners manuel It states 91 octane . That is premium go > juice. > >> The p.o. > >> of my > >> 86 GL used min 93 if not 94 SUNOCO. Still has original heads @ > 186k > >> on it.As > >> it was explained to me and i took the pleadge higher octane > Lower > >> combustion > >> temps, > >> higher milage and less ware on the componets hoses/seals do not > dry > >> out. I > >> know thatyou will not agree but I cannot argue the end result on > >> this > >> vanagon. > >> > >> Jim Morgan 86GL "Breadbox" > >> > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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