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Subject:Re: Techron
From:craig cowan
Date:Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:21:08 -0400

"I find BP gasoline (and all their oil products) to be the best on the
market."

Ready....
GO!
(Running away with a smerk on my face)

-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back
(The truth is, I can run any gasoline or ethanol product just fine. I'm now
indifferent. I am however somewhat anti BP for the last 50 or so days...)

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Annie <lsandrsn@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
> > www.thebassspa.com
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
> >
>