I have never driven a fuel-injected car into Mexico, = so I've never really paid that much attention to it. However, I = do usually bring two things with me - octane booster and "fuel = dry" which I think is basically just some sort of alcohol that = allows the water to mix with the gas and burn. I also bring lots = of cheese cloth and a good long flexible funnel.
The problems:
1. Low octane fuel if you require higher =
octane
2. Poorly stored fuel that has water in it
3. Poorly stored fuel that has rust and dirt in =
it.
On several occasions I have had to buy gas from a guy = in the middle of nowhere where the gas is basically stored in 55 gallon = drums fitted with hand pumps. In these cases, I ALWAYS use a = funnel and cheese cloth (or a chamois works well but is slower) to = strain the fuel. I also bring lots of spare in-line fuel = filters.
Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Davidson [mailto:wdavidson@THEGRID.NET]<=
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Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 10:33 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: baja gas, octane, and timing
Kurt,
I am also headed to Baja in April.
I have been reading, and some claim that the actual =
octane is less than
stated by Pemex. In fact, some recommend taking =
along octane boosters to add
to the gasoline.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Krusinski, Kurt =
<kurt.krusinski@ATTWS.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM =
<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, March 04, 2000 10:01 AM
Subject: baja gas, octane, and timing
>I'm bring my syncro to Baja for the month of =
April and have heard that the
>only unleaded gas available is 91 octane. =
If this is really the only
octane
>available, it seems like I should tank up on 91 =
in the states and get the
>timing & tune redone (I use 87/89 =
now). Am I correct? It seems like I
>would need to adjust the detonation for the van =
to run smoothly on 91.
>
>Thanks much.
>
>Kurt Krusinski
>425-580-3122
>