In a message dated 97-10-26 00:08:18 EDT, gargoyle@staffnet.com writes:
> May I assume that by "regular" you mean today's regular unleaded gas,
> not the "regular" with which we all grew up? And for listers in
> general, what opinions exist on octane as it relates to this thread? I
> run my 59 TR3A on premium for octane, on reccomendation of an old
> 'expert', have done so for 10 years, and really never questioned this
> again.
John:
Actually, I meant both. I use regular, unleaded gas. As long as your engine
doesn't ping under acceleration, there is no need to use a higher grade of
gas. The anti-ping characteristic is the only difference between the grades
of gas, as I understand it. Again, this is an area outside of my limited
expertise, so I am just passing on the things I have read over the years on
the subject.
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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