> There are, however, still a couple of minor problems. The worst is that
> the car diesels like crazy when shut off. I thought this might go away
> when I drove it enough to burn off some of the carbon accumulated from
> the Webers, and maybe it will. My other theory is that it's the result
> of low-octane gas. I'm just running regular unleaded now. There's no
> ping at all, and I'm running pretty aggressive timing (20 degrees BTDC
> at idle, no vacuum advance yet.) Would higher octane fuel help the dieseling
> even though it doesn't seem to be otherwise needed?
I think so. My '67 Datsun 1600 also diesels like crazy when shut off,
unless I use high octane (~91) fuel.
Rob Gardner hplabs!hpfcmr!rdg
Hewlett Packard or rdg%hpfcmr@hplabs.hp.com
Fort Collins, Colorado 303-229-2048
80525-9599
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