miker15@juno.com wrote:
> Then i realised that i was running on a bit more than half choke! - I
> stressed the engine a bit by
> slowing down then accelerating up a hill in top - no pinking, i then
> pushed the choke in and did it again
> the pinking returned though not as bad as usual.
> i completed the journey with no choke and whilst there was some noise it
> was less than usual
> this morning on full choke - and with a full tank - nothing......<snip>
> The car always runs on 93 octane so nothing has changed there
Does your car have a high compression set of pistons in it? I could be wrong,
but I
think that running high octane gas in a low compression engine causes pinking,
doesn't it? Was your car running hot when it was pinking?
Someone help me out - I'm not totally positive on this topic!
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Michael S. Lishego
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Elementary Education Major,
English Minor, Class of 1999
R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall
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