Date:         Tue, 10 Dec 2002 07:38:27 -0800
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Water deliberately added to gasoline?
Comments: To: prb <prb@televar.com>
In-Reply-To:  <B0141788998@corinth.bossig.com>
Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

I thought that van's used regular?  More octane doesn't mean better gas or
better performance, at least unless you have an adaptive computer on your FI
and knock sensors.  Or am I dreaming too?

Mike

On 12/10/02 2:40 AM, "prb" <prb@TELEVAR.COM> wrote:

> Robert, I was travelling from northern WA to Portland.  This trip was the
> first time I used less than the highest octane (about 92) available.  By
> the time I got to Oregon I was starting on my 3rd full tank of 87 octane,
> and from various places. While in Portland I started experiencing some
> cutting out.  On the way back it got worse once, then calmed down.  Made it
> home and topped up with 92 Chevron.  Had one more bad cut-out. Next tank 92
> and "Heat".  No cut-out since.
>
> Was it the Octane? Was it the state of OR?  or the different stations?
> I've done the trip many times before, but always with the 92.
> Also, I haven't driven the van an awful lot since I got back, so it could
> still give me grief again.  Just thought I'd throw this out, since you
> mentioned OR and cutting-out.
>
> --Patrice