[Vwdiesel] Altitude compensation

[James Hansen]

Now that you mentioned smell, I just thought of something.
I hardly ever use gas, except for the race thing, so the other day at the
track, I spilled some of the new shell premium V power stuff on my hands.  I
noticed a different smell--- so I sniffs, and I'll be damned, but that was
mothballs.  I'll wager that they are using P-dichlorobenzene or some very
close relative as an oxidizer.  Old racer trick (three mothballs to a tank
of fuel) goes mainstream.
Anyone else notice this?
-James

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From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
Behalf Of LBaird119 at aol.com
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 9:58 AM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Altitude compensation


  My work van has 11:1 domed pistons with the "big" (small block) heads.
I run regular (87 octane) at about 10BTDC.  I've run as high as 14BTDC and
now need to check it as it's rattling since the gas has changed smell a few
months back.  Either the points block has worn and advanced the timing
or the fuel's taken a step down on real world octane ratings.
  Years ago I put together two different 10.25:1 327s.  One .040 over and
both ran fine on 87.  Acidentally put together a Honda 1200 with probably
somewhere around 12:1.  Never even pinged but blew the ring lands out of
two of the pistons!
   Hagar, I'd wait until the tank's nearly empty and put in 4 or 5 gallons,
try
it and see.  If it does fine, then fine.  If not, fill up with premium and
tada!
     Loren
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