[Mgs] Petrol

[i erbs]

Thanks
I guess I'll put half a tank of US spec regular and see how it behaves

Ira Erbs
Milwaukie, OR
1959 Austin Healey 100-6
1967 MGB Roadster

On Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 2:56 PM Max Heim <mvheim at sonic.net> wrote:

> I am using premium exclusively in my '66 B. It has a Gold Seal motor in
> 18GB spec with approx. 95K miles, and a fresh head (<10K miles). “Premium”
> around here is 91 octane with 10% ethanol, so it still pings occasionally
> on hills. I’m running a newly reconditioned points distributor, and trying
> to dial in the optimal timing.
>
> Later models with low compression engines might very well run on regular.
>
> --
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
> Sunnyvale, CA
>
>
> > On Sep 20, 2023, at 8:32 AM, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I just got my B running for the first time and have a newbie question. I
> have looked online and got confusing answers.
> > What grade petrol do I use? Must I use premium grade? Can I use regular?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Ira Erbs
> > Milwaukie, OR
> > 1959 Austin Healey 100-6
> > 1967 MGB Roadster
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