My HC pings without premium. Even if it didn't, I'd go with the owner's
manual recommendation.
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
52 MGTD - NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - NAMGBR #7-3336
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Breneman" <idcb@airborne.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: Fuel Additive
> Max Heim SEZ -
> > Why do you think you need a lead additive?
> >
> > Real world experience seems to indicate that under normal street
conditions
> > these engines get by perfectly OK on unleaded fuel.
>
> Not only unleaded, but the mechanic who rebuilt the 5-main
high-compression
> MGB engine for my MGA told me that I can use regular-grade unleaded in
> all but the warmest weather! This surprised me because my '68 MGB had
> basically the same engine, but the owner's manual said to never use
> less than 98 octane except in an emergency. I've always been sceptical
> of unleaded gas in pre-1975 engines - after all, if the government bans
> something it *must* be good! :-) But I'll trust an expert. This
> guy's rebuilt a lot of MG engines.
>
>
> --
> David Breneman | "Just because something doesn't
> Distributed Systems S/W Analyst | do what you planned it to do
> Airborne Express, Inc. | doesn't mean it's useless."
> david.breneman@airborne.com | - Thomas Edison
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