Re: [ihc] old gasoline and old trucks...

[John Hofstetter <hofs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 18, 2004, at 2:22 PM, Ryan Moore wrote:

> Um, premium has a higher octane, which means it is harder to burn.  It 
> also
> can be bad for engines that don't *need* the higher octane, like most 
> small
> engines.  Right?
>
> The carbon build up and all...
>
> -Ryan
Out here in what used to be the big woods, but is now 3rd growth timber 
which is probably going to end up being designated Wilderness, we use a 
lot of chainsaws, trimmers, small engines and the like. Many of the 
manuals for those engines tell you not to use premium gas. My Husky 
chain saw came with a tag attached saying to only use regular gas.

So, like Ryan, I was surprised also at Steve's choice of gas.

By the way, I concede that the average mid-westerner and southerner mow 
more grass every week than the average west coater mows in a lifetime.

John

John Hofstetter
Ol' Saline
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