${top_text_ad} He said it was actually a recommendation to use only 89 or better from the factory. It makes more sense to say this is a commercial engine and you need the increased octane to get proper performance. And I always thought that's how they make the middle grades was by mixing as you only see 2 meters on the pump. We have 87, 89, & 93 in our area BTW...unless you goto Cecil County Dragway and get some CAM2!!! -- Bill M 65 Coronet 500 'vert http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo62008.html http://www.marylandmopars.net/membersrides/Bill-MelissaCoronet/Bill-MelissaCoronet.htm 73 Dart Sport, 00 Cherokee Sport, 01 Dakota SLT 21 Model T Depot Hack, 92 Accord, 06 Mazda 3 On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 12:26 PM, Derek Fried <mopar383fury@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > 94.5 octane??? Wow how do you get that stuff? Most we can get here is 91, but California is so screwed up I'm surprised they still let us use gas. > > Derek > 65 Sport Fury > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: chymar01@xxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:24:06 > To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Gasoline > > > > My guess is the guy is misinformed. > Most brand(if not all) gasoline come in two flavors- the 87 octane garbage and whatever premium is available in your area(here it's 94.5). They're mixed at the pump to provide the plus-level fuel. > > Mark > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill" <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx> > To: mml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "62-65 Mopar List" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, April 1, 2010 9:22:44 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Gasoline > > > I had some interesting information come to light when I bought our > Gravely mower a couple of weeks ago (which I'm not sure about it's > truthfulness) but it certainly could pertain to our beloved Mopars. > > The guy told me that I needed to run at least 89 octane because the 87 > would cause "scaling" in the carb over time (as little as 1 season) > and cause problems. When I asked him if he meant some kind of deposit > or mineral type residue he said yes. Supposedly the 89 octane won't do > this. Has anyone heard of something like this? I had always heard that > you run 87 octane unless your engine was setup to take advantage of > the the extra octane (ie extra timing, etc.) and have never heard of > scaling w/ lower octane fuels. Thoughts???? > > Thanks > > -- > Bill M > 65 Coronet 500 'vert http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo62008.html > 73 Dart Sport, 00 Cherokee Sport, 01 Dakota SLT > 21 Model T Depot Hack, 92 Accord, 06 Mazda 3 ${bottom_text_ad} ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. This email was sent to: ${recipient} u/?bUrDWg.${encoded_sub_id}.${EMC}