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Subject:Re: Techron
From:Annie
Date:Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:59:05 -0700

I've noticed that in mine too - 76 gas makes it run poorly, indeed. I have
good luck with Shell or Arco (believe it or not). Never tried Chevron so I
can't answer that, at least for the Vanagon. But it made my Acura and my
Subaru run poorly.

Be blessed,
~Annie

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Jake de Villiers <
crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> Whereas I've put gas from 76 stations in three different Vanagons and had
> them run very poorly indeed.
>
> We no longer put that kind of gas in our vans.
>
> Jake
>
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Not trying to start a flame war here, but I swear that my buses run
> > better when I run Chevron gas w/ the techron in it.
> >
> > YMMV,
> >
> > Mr. BZ-no scientific data to back up claim
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jun 16, 2010, at 10:57 PM, Tabe Johnson wrote:
> >
> >  So Techron is the cat's meow... Is there a reference for a study
> >> showing this, or is it just "everyone knows that Techron actually
> >> works and nothing else does"?
> >>
> >> tabe johnson/90mv
> >>
> >
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
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>