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Originally posted by TorqueEffect View PostYup me too.
Haven't done anything with mine lately, too cold to do anything. about all I did today was brush the snow off the windows, and drove it to get myself some lunch.
I did try some 93 Premium when I filled up last week, just to see if the timing was off if I would see any improvement, nope just hurt performance a bit, also it REALLY hates starting after sitting in the cold snowy driveway all night, takes like 5 key turns before it will stay running, all the other times it either won't fire, or it will act like it wants to start but just dies, though I have always had this problem, but it is just more pronounced because of the cold and the 93 Premium.
I always run premium and even in the temps below 20* it fires right up within a revolution or two.
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Originally posted by TorqueEffect View PostYup me too.
Haven't done anything with mine lately, too cold to do anything. about all I did today was brush the snow off the windows, and drove it to get myself some lunch.
I did try some 93 Premium when I filled up last week, just to see if the timing was off if I would see any improvement, nope just hurt performance a bit, also it REALLY hates starting after sitting in the cold snowy driveway all night, takes like 5 key turns before it will stay running, all the other times it either won't fire, or it will act like it wants to start but just dies, though I have always had this problem, but it is just more pronounced because of the cold and the 93 Premium.
AUTO DOC / Why Higher Octane Causes Hard Starting
Published: November 29, 2001 7:00 PM
By JUNIOR DAMATO. Junior Damato is an accredited master automobile technician, radio host and writer for Motor Matters who also runs his own 10-bay garage near Boston. Send questions to Junior Damato, c/o Special Sections, Newsday, 235 Pinelawn Rd., Melville, N.Y. 11747-4250.
DEAR DOCTOR: In a recent column, a reader complained about
a gas ping when he used 87-octane gasoline. You advised him to try 89 octane
and not the 92 or higher octane. The reason you gave was that the higher octane
can cause hard starting, hesitation and even activate a "check engine" light.
My question (and I suspect a lot of other readers would like to know, too):
What is the reason that higher octane causes this problem? -Tom
DEAR TOM: The higher the octane, the more heat or spark is needed to light
the fuel. The lower octane will fire up easier, especially in cold weather. The
higher octane fuel is required in high compression engines. A low compression
engine does not squeeze the air as much as the high compression. Think back to
the old days of the 1960s and early 1970s. Some cars and trucks would either
ping or keep running when the key was shut off. A simple fix was premium
gasoline. The higher octane gas would not ignite when ignition was shut off. In
some cases the "check engine" light would come on if the engine computer was
trying to get the engine to ping for its own testing.
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Yup me too.
Haven't done anything with mine lately, too cold to do anything. about all I did today was brush the snow off the windows, and drove it to get myself some lunch.
I did try some 93 Premium when I filled up last week, just to see if the timing was off if I would see any improvement, nope just hurt performance a bit, also it REALLY hates starting after sitting in the cold snowy driveway all night, takes like 5 key turns before it will stay running, all the other times it either won't fire, or it will act like it wants to start but just dies, though I have always had this problem, but it is just more pronounced because of the cold and the 93 Premium.
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I have the same dent I hurd its from trying to lift the car from the finder.. I still think there is just a truck dedicated to backing in to festys rear fenders!!
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Bessie has one at the same place on the driver's side. It's a result of the PBKS syndrome.
"Parking Beside Kids in Suburbans".
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Originally posted by frankenfester View PostMine originally looked just like this, minus the covers. I even have that dent on the rear passenger panel.
-James
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Checked to see why Blue's tire went flat. Well, the tire is so dry rotted the side walls are starting to disintegrate. Holes popping out all over the side walls. No fixing that flat.
The guy I purchased Blue from said it sat for several years. I guess he wasn't kidding.
Looks like 4 new Yokohama's 145SR12 is in store for Blue. Blue will be happy!
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Got the 175/65r14s installed yesterday. They're pretty close to the rear perch on stock suspension, and do rub the rear fenders. Plan on rolling them this weekend, but for now the occasional rub after hitting a big bump is fine.
-James
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Finally fixed the front trans mount on the '89, had the pipe welded back together, too.
Lots moar powah now.
-Joe
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Wired in an aftermarket sprayer motor works great! I have it mounted on the inner fender but my guards are currently off the car so I have it in a sandwich bag for waterproofness lol. It just blasts the windshield like a supersoaker now.Last edited by defprun; 12-09-2013, 02:56 PM.
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