Date:         Tue, 13 Jul 2004 08:14:39 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fuel Octane, Additives
Comments: To: Matt Sutton <msutts@EARTHLINK.NET>
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More than likely the station that sold the premium fuel wasn't selling much
of it and the fuel could have been stale (several weeks old) or contained
higher levels of moisture than fresh fuel.
Fuel injection cleaner or Berryman's B12 additive will normally displace the
water and get the fuel to burn on through without damage to your engine.

Stan Wilder
www.engineceramics.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Sutton" <msutts@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: Fuel Octane, Additives


> No broad experience here, but I put a tank of premium in once on a long
> trip, and couldn't wait to drive it off. Terrible power across low RPMs,
> worse fuel economy if I remember correctly. I supposed the tuning could've
> been off, but I get 22-23 MPG on highways with 87 octane.
>
> Matt Sutton
> 88 GL