Re: Question and octane

[FERDINANDO DI MATTEO <aroctek@domain.elided>]

OK on the 164S for higher octane, 91 works better if no knock sensor.   
Fred
Farzan, please ask Dennis Black for tranny problems.

On Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at 09:02 AM, f.rastinejad@domain.elided wrote:

> Fred,
>    You may want to clarify for the digest readers that
> while 89 or 87 octane works fine on the 180 HP V6 (I use
> 89 in our L), the S version definately pings with
> anything lower than 91 octane.  I have noticed the
> pinging myself, with even upon moderate accelaration, in
> the 164S.  May have to do with the higher compression of
> the S.  Regards,  Farzan (Old Saybrook, CT, AONE member
> with the 8 Alfa's).
>
> PS   Here is problem that I could use your help on.  On
> my GTV6 (1982) the shift lever rests between 5th and
> Reverse, instead of being between 3rd and 4th.  It's been
> like this since I bought the car many years back.  The
> "spring pressure" to get the lever to move to 1st and 2nd
> is extra high.  The linkage seems just fine and the
> misplacement of the mechanism appears to originate from
> inside the transaxle.
>
> I am thinking that when the external lever was unbolted
> from the tranaxles's selector rod (during a previous
> clutch job), that the lever was not held in place when
> the mechanic removed the bolt.  This could have caused
> the  selector rod to twist, causing something to slip and
> get "off center" within the transaxle.  What do you think
> of this theory? Any other thoughts or possible
> remedies?
>   I was going to investigate this while I replace the
> exhaust in the near future.  I hope to avoid opening up
> the transaxle. Any chance I can fix this by forcing the
> transaxle lever/selector rod to slip back to the center
> position?
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