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Date:         Thu, 11 Jul 2002 15:25:54 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
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From:         David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
Subject:      Re: 85 octane in Colorado
Comments: To: John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <200207111900.g6BJ0LQL024059@mail.aros.net>
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On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, John Brush wrote:

> companies had their choice, the whole country would get 85 as the low end, > but since that doesn't work, they put the 85 octane in all the places that > it will perform correctly. Higher elevations.

Around here some stations try to pass off 85 octane as "economy grade". I know a few people who run their cars on the stuff, but I've only used it in lawnmowers. Altitude here is about 900 feet.

_ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "The United States does not have a security system. It |___/ has a system for bothering people." -- Sholomo Dror, when asked about U.S. airport security.


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