It absolutely does make sense. High Octane fuels have more additives in them, like fuel injection cleaner..etc. Eric Tom Young wrote: > Frankly, that sort of advice makes absolutely no sense to me. Higher octane > allows a car to run at a higher compression ratio without pinging. But, if > the vehicle isn't pinging, what's the point of running High Octane, and what > could that possibly do to help a vehicle with a high idle CO pass the smog > test? What's the logic here? > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Tom Young '81 Vanagon > Lafayette, CA 94549 '82 Westfalia > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Brassaw" <sendmeanemail@EARTHLINK.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:14 PM > Subject: Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help! > > > I've had several mechanics tell me to run a couple of tanks of High > > Octane before getting smoged. Also, when was the last time a new Cat > > was put on--it might be time. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > > Of S.Harrison > > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 9:03 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help! > > > > I passed all aspects of the test but the CO% at idle -- I was at 5.56%, > > with > > a maximum allowable of 2.00. The CO% at 2500 RPM measurement was fine, > > about > > 0.62%. |
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