Try www.pure-gas.org instead of www.pre-gas.org ......
> -------Original Message-------
> From: mgbob@juno.com <mgbob@juno.com>
> To: simbafish@comcast.net
> Cc: mg-t@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Changing Oil - Rallye to Reno
> Sent: 15 Apr '11 05:58
>
> Hi Stu, Today's Hegarty Insurance newsletter has several tabs of interest,
> one of which is about fuel. Check www.pre-gas.org for a list of
> ethanol-free stations. I needed to try it several times before it loaded.
> Click on the state, then stations are listed. Alas, CT is not one of
> them.Bob
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Stuart Keen <simbafish@comcast.net>
> To: MG <mg-t@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Mg-t] Changing Oil - Rallye to Reno
> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:20:04 -0400
>
> I will be driving my 1951 MG TD MkII on the Rallye to Reno this June. Would
> appreciate advice on two issues:
>
> 1. The total trip will be between 8,000 and 9,000 miles - I intend DRIVING
> the return if no problems. Cars like my TD require oil change and lube every
> 3,000 miles. Any suggestions on where I might do that myself? Are there club
> workshop/garages for members and visitors on the West Coast? I really don't
> relish the idea of turning the car over to Midas, Jiffy Lube etc. I9d rather
> do the work myself, then I have no one else to blame.
>
> 2. After checking out my TD thoroughly, I turned it over to my local British
> garage for a professional look. It passed with no improvements except a
> slight adjustment of the rear carburetor (turned one flat). But periodically
> the car feels like the combustion is rough. Last night at our local Car Club
> Meeting, there was a talk about Ethanol and what it is doing to our cars. It
> was suggested that if you cannot find an Ethanol free gas station (on a
> drive coast to coast that would be near impossible), it was suggested to add
> 4 oz of Marvel Mystery Oil to a tank of gas. The British garage this morning
> suggested adding Seafoam. Has anyone tried either as an additive and were
> the results good? Some suggest that adding MMO might even eliminate or
> reduce vapor lock. That would be a God-send.
>
> Thanks one and all for any suggestions (other than staying home). And why
> not join the rest of us lunatics for a scenic drive to Reno and beyond?
>
> Stu Keen
>
> 1951 MGTD MKII
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