<html><body>Well, I screwed that one up, didn't I? <div>Having to read and send email directly from my ISP server, which is a real pain!</div><div><br></div><div>BJ8Healeys<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "BJ8Healeys" <sbyers@ec.rr.com><br>To: "N.S. Bennett"<br>Cc: "healeys@autox.team.net"<br>Sent: Tuesday May 11 2021 3:01:33PM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Vapor lock gas<br><br>
<div>Nathan, I'm a little bit late with my response, so I'll just
direct it to you.</div>
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My two cents' worth:</span></div>
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When I and my traveling companions were returning from Conclave
2008 in San Diego and we got to Missouri, we discovered that the
highest octane available there was 91. After filling up with
that, both BJ8s missed and knocked and chugged until we got into
Tennessee and refilled with 93 octane.</span></p>
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Recently, a BJ8 owner called me to say he was in the area (300
miles from home) and his engine had begun to "click" under
acceleration. He thought it was a timing problem and wanted
me to check that. He mentioned that he had fueled up with
non-ethanol. Around here, some stations advertise
"non-ethanol" but they neglect to say the octane was dropped from
93 (with ethanol) to 91 (without). I suggested that he forget
about non-ethanol and go with 93. After that, during his
return home, he had no more "clicking" problems.</span></p>
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Ethanol-laced gas has its own issues (as you might remember from my
Black Hills narrative, I had some aggravating stumbling and missing
as I left home, due to the bad ethanol that had been in the tank
too long), especially if the car isn't used much; but as long as I
stick with 93 octane, at least the engine runs as it
should.</span></p>
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Cheers!<br>
Steve</span></p>
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From: "N.S. Bennett"<br>
To: healeys@autox.team.net<br>
Cc:<br>
Sent: Sunday May 9 2021 2:39:24PM<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Vapor lock gas<br><br><div>Thanks for the link to the MV article on ethanol and vapor
lock. It was a good read.
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<div>Although I'm certain this has been debated (many times)
before, what's the general consensus on octane rating when
refueling our cars?</div>
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<div>I've always used the highest.i can get. But reading that
article has once again made me question my practice.</div>
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<div>Interested in the list's thoughts...</div>
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<div>Cheers!</div>
<div>Nathan</div>
<div>'66 BJ8</div>
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