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Date:         Wed, 14 Jul 1999 00:26:23 -0400
Reply-To:     "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Mid-grade fuel, was: RE octane rating
In-Reply-To:  <199907140356.XAA08234@mail.enter.net>
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> This is FYI hearsay, something I read on this list (I think). [snip] > Mid grade is the swill that comes out of the pipe when they switch from > regular to high octane or vice versa, and the gas is mixed. For marketing > reasons, they can't throw it away, so they sell it a "mid grade". The > octane varies widely.

Sorry, I don't buy it. FWIW, Sunoco appears to mix their stuff on the fly. They have regular, mid-grade, and premium all coming from one pump with one nozzle. Ulta 94 is a separate pump.

Oh well, Bev runs best on 87 regular grade anyway.

-Karl

Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 GL Weekender "Beverley" Mechanic list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/vwshops Busses by the Trail - Oct 15-17, 1999: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/bbtt PA/NJ Vanagon owner's mailing list: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/pavanagon


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