[Roadsters] Octane

[Keith0alan at aol.com]

If all is stock then regular will work fine. However, if the head has been  
shaved you might need mid grade or even premium. Set the timing to spec, 
yours  should be TDC unless you have a recurved dizzy. While driving in 3rd 
gear at  about 2000 rpm floor the gas petal. This is lower RPM and higher gear 
that you  would normally use. If you get no pinging then advance the timing 
a little and  try again. You should get a small amount of pinging under a 
lugging condition.  If it pings like crazy at stock timing then you need to 
go to a higher octane. 
 
keith williams
 
 
In a message dated 12/31/2011 5:11:55 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
cp0712 at aol.com writes:

As a new  owner I do not know what octane/fuel to burn in my 69 roadster  
1600.

Chuck Powell 
Jacksonville Fl 
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