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- Path: sparky!uunet!nwnexus!ole!ssave
- From: ssave@ole.cdac.com (The Devil Reincarnate)
- Subject: Re: Gasoline differences?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec11.230822.2960@ole.cdac.com>
- Organization: CDAC, WA
- References: <39670094@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> <39670095@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> <1992Dec10.011655.14797@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 23:08:22 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec10.011655.14797@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> roskar@kavazi.uucp.jhu.edu (Veljko Roskar) writes:
- >In article <39670095@hpcc01.corp.hp.com> mtc@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Mark Cousins) writes:
- >->
- >->Any pointers you have, given the information I've supplied above, would be
- >->welcome.
- >->
- >
- >
- >I had a little knocking in my 92 Accord EX when going up hill or accelerating
- >fast (>4000) rpm when using regular fuel. I tried adding Chevron's Techron
- >injector cleaner and raised the knock limit to 4500 RPM. Now I use a blend
- >of 3 gallons of 93 octane and 12 galloins of 87 regular and have no knocking
- >problem. Make sure the co. you buy gas from uses detergents in ALL of
- >their gasoline grades.
-
- I think you have a problem here. The Accord is tuned for 87 Oct. The car
- is too young to have knocking. I suggest you get a good tuneup and adjust the
- timing (delay it a tad). If you are still breaking in your car, 4500 rpm is
- too fast anyway.
-
- -S
- ssave@ole.cdac.com
-
- >Veljko Roskar roskar@kavazi.uucp.jhu.edu
-