I always burned Chevron Premium in my '91 Westy. But, one time I had to put 87 octane fuel in it, not being particularly concerned about it. Driving home to Portland, OR from Vancouver, WA everyday, I got used to the gears needed at various points on the trip. One day I was climbing the gentle, multi-mile grade out of the Columbia River valley when I suddenly realized I was in the usual left lane but I was losing speed. I had this sudden sickening feeling. Oh, Gawd! What's wrong?! Within a few seconds I remembered I had put Regular fuel in it. Ruby just didn't have the explosive power it usually did so I had to move to the the middle lane. It ran just as smooth as it did with 91 fuel, just without as much torque. scr
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