Guess I'm just thinking about how hard it is to get a Westfalia to climb
long steep hills. Forth gear at 50, down shift to third and so forth
until my aircooled is running like a Diesel.

Stan

On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:12:15 -0800 mike miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com>
writes:
> then they can run even lower octane.  High altitude = less air =
> less
> compression = less octane.
>
> Unless I'm wrong about this too.
>
> Mike
>
> > From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> > Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> > Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 15:41:50 -0600
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: higher octane needs
> >
> > They were counting on fuel being the same for many years. Most new
> fuels
> > have anti knock compounds added along with the Green Peace juices.
> I
> > think everybody runs regular unleaded in their vans unless they
> have a
> > special high altitude run to make to a ski area.
> >
> > Stan
> >
> > On Fri, 28 Dec 2001 15:04:35 EST Jim Morgan <JM060356@AOL.COM>
> writes:
> >> In my owners manuel It states 91 octane . That  is premium go
> juice.
> >> The p.o.
> >> of my
> >> 86 GL used min 93 if not 94 SUNOCO. Still has original heads @
> 186k
> >> on it.As
> >> it was explained to me and i took the pleadge higher octane
> Lower
> >> combustion
> >> temps,
> >> higher milage and less ware on the componets hoses/seals do not
> dry
> >> out. I
> >> know thatyou will not agree but I cannot argue the end result on
> >> this
> >> vanagon.
> >>
> >> Jim Morgan  86GL "Breadbox"
> >>
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