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Well, I screwed that one up, didn't I? Having to read and send email=0Ad=
irectly from my ISP server, which is a real pain!=0ABJ8Healeys=0A=0A=09-=
----------------------------------------From: "BJ8Healeys" =0ATo: "N.S.=
Bennett"=0ACc: "healeys@autox.team.net"=0ASent: Tuesday May 11 2021 3:0=
1:33PM=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] Vapor lock gas=0A=0A Nathan, I'm a littl=
e bit late with my response, so I'll just direct=0Ait to you. My two ce=
nts' worth: =0A=0A=09 When I and my traveling companions were returning=
from Conclave=0A2008 in San Diego and we got to Missouri, we discovered=
that the=0Ahighest octane available there was 91. After filling up with=
that,=0Aboth BJ8s missed and knocked and chugged until we got into Tenn=
essee=0Aand refilled with 93 octane. =0A=0A=09 Recently, a BJ8 owner ca=
lled me to say he was in the area (300=0Amiles from home) and his engine=
had begun to "click" under=0Aacceleration. He thought it was a timing p=
roblem and wanted me to=0Acheck that. He mentioned that he had fueled up=
with non-ethanol.=0AAround here, some stations advertise "non-ethanol"=
but they neglect to=0Asay the octane was dropped from 93 (with ethanol)=
to 91 (without). I=0Asuggested that he forget about non-ethanol and go=
with 93. After that,=0Aduring his return home, he had no more "clicking=
" problems. =0A=0A=09 Ethanol-laced gas has its own issues (as you migh=
t remember from my=0ABlack Hills narrative, I had some aggravating stumb=
ling and missing as=0AI left home, due to the bad ethanol that had been=
in the tank too=0Along), especially if the car isn't used much; but as=
long as I stick=0Awith 93 octane, at least the engine runs as it should=
. =0A=0A=09 Cheers!=0A Steve =0A=0A=09---------------------------------=
-------- From: "N.S. Bennett"=0A To: healeys@autox.team.net=0A Cc:=0A Se=
nt: Sunday May 9 2021 2:39:24PM=0A Subject: Re: [Healeys] Vapor lock gas=
=0A=0AThanks for the link to the MV article on ethanol and vapor lock. I=
t=0Awas a good read. =0A Although I'm certain this has been debated (man=
y times) before,=0Awhat's the general consensus on octane rating when re=
fueling our cars?=0A=0A I've always used the highest.i can get. But read=
ing that article has=0Aonce again made me question my practice. =0A Inte=
rested in the list's thoughts... =0A Cheers! Nathan '66 BJ8 =0A
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<html><body>Well, I screwed that one up, didn't I? <div>Havin=
g to read and send email directly from my ISP server, which is a real pa=
in!</div><div><br></div><div>BJ8Healeys<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-s=
ignature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "B=
J8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com><br>To: "N.S. Bennett"<br>Cc: "healeys@auto=
x.team.net"<br>Sent: Tuesday May 11 2021 3:01:33PM<br>Subject: Re: [Heal=
eys] Vapor lock gas<br><br>=0A<div>Nathan, I'm a little bit late with my=
response, so I'll just=0Adirect it to you.</div>=0A<div><span style=3D"=
font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:13.5pt;">=0AMy two cents'=
worth:</span></div>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in=
;line-height:normal;">=0A<span style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', s=
erif;font-size:13.5pt;">=0AWhen I and my traveling companions were retur=
ning from Conclave=0A2008 in San Diego and we got to Missouri, we discov=
ered that the=0Ahighest octane available there was 91. After filli=
ng up with=0Athat, both BJ8s missed and knocked and chugged until we got=
into=0ATennessee and refilled with 93 octane.</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"=
MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;">=0A<span styl=
e=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:13.5pt;">=0ARecently=
, a BJ8 owner called me to say he was in the area (300=0Amiles from home=
) and his engine had begun to "click" under=0Aacceleration. He tho=
ught it was a timing problem and wanted=0Ame to check that. He men=
tioned that he had fueled up with=0Anon-ethanol. Around here, some=
stations advertise=0A"non-ethanol" but they neglect to say the octane w=
as dropped from=0A93 (with ethanol) to 91 (without). I suggested t=
hat he forget=0Aabout non-ethanol and go with 93. After that, duri=
ng his=0Areturn home, he had no more "clicking" problems.</span></p>=0A<=
p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;">=
=0A<span style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:13.5pt;=
">=0AEthanol-laced gas has its own issues (as you might remember from my=
=0ABlack Hills narrative, I had some aggravating stumbling and missing=
=0Aas I left home, due to the bad ethanol that had been in the tank=0Ato=
o long), especially if the car isn't used much; but as long as I=0Astick=
with 93 octane, at least the engine runs as it=0Ashould.</span></p>=0A<=
p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;">=
=0A<span style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:13.5pt;=
">=0ACheers!<br>=0ASteve</span></p>=0A<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"ma=
rgin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;">=0A<br></p>=0A<br><div class=3D"rep=
ly-new-signature"></div>=0A<p>-----------------------------------------<=
/p>=0AFrom: "N.S. Bennett"<br>=0ATo: healeys@autox.team.net<br>=0ACc:<br=
>=0ASent: Sunday May 9 2021 2:39:24PM<br>=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] Vapor=
lock gas<br><br><div>Thanks for the link to the MV article on ethanol a=
nd vapor=0Alock. It was a good read.=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>Although I=
'm certain this has been debated (many times)=0Abefore, what's the gener=
al consensus on octane rating when=0Arefueling our cars?</div>=0A<div><b=
r></div>=0A<div>I've always used the highest.i can get. But reading that=
=0Aarticle has once again made me question my practice.</div>=0A<div><br=
></div>=0A<div>Interested in the list's thoughts...</div>=0A<div><br></d=
iv>=0A<div>Cheers!</div>=0A<div>Nathan</div>=0A<div>'66 BJ8</div>=0A<div=
><br></div>=0A</div>=0A</sbyers@ec.rr.com></div></body></html>
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