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From: mzal@pegasus.UUCP (Mike Zaleski)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: What kind of gas to use?
Message-ID: <2142@pegasus.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 01:41:23 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  1 01:41:23 1985
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Thanks to all of you who responded so quickly to my request
for information on this subject.

What I have decided to do, based on sort of an "averaging"
of your responses, is to alternate between Sunoco 93.5 octane
unleaded premium and 91 octane leaded regular.  I may, as
time passes, move from a 50:50 to 66:33 ratio or something
like that.

The only other question is: What do I do when the government
takes away all leaded gas (as I understand they plan to do)?
(Isn't it great the way government does all the things we don't
want and butts into our lives in lots of ways, but can't keep
the streets paved or free of criminal elements who steal radar
detectors?)

One respondent suggested aviation fuel for high octane (and
high cost).  Although the cost is a minus, the real problem
with this is that it would be a nuisance to get.  (At 10-12 MPG,
I will probably need gas rather often.)  Also, cold starting is
more difficult with aviation fuel.

Regarding mothballs: I suppose this will keep moths out of my
carburetor, but I wonder (1) why does this work (if at all)?
and (2) what prevents half-disolved mothballs from rolling into
the fuel line and clogging it up?

Again, thanks for the replies.  I would have responded to each
one personally, but there were too many!  It appears net.auto has
many fans of big old cars with monster engines.....all just loafing
along at 55 (heh heh).

-- Mike^Z    Zaleski@Rutgers    [allegra!, ihnp4!] pegasus!mzal