Re: Octane levels vs...?

[Robert Myers <rmyers@wvit.wvnet.edu>]

Sorry, fellas.  Jet fuel is essentially kerosene.  I most definitely
wouldn't recommend it for a gasoline powered engine.  It would probably do
ok mixed with diesel fuel.

Avgas is high octane gasoline and will do pretty well in your gasoline
engine.  It's been so long since I bought any that I couldn't even begin to
guess the price.  It comes in two main flavors, 80 octane and 100 octane.  I
seem to recall another higher octane rating also, but it's been so long I'm
kinda fuzzy on it.  I'm not sure, but I believe the octane ratings here are
arrived at differently from the ratings at your corner gas station.  80
octane avgas is pretty good stuff.  It's also probably illegal to put it in
your car.  Highway fuel taxes, etc.  :-(



At 09:56 PM 3/28/96 -0800, you wrote:
>
>
>On Thu, 28 Mar 1996, Brooks Ellis wrote:
>
>> 
>>         I have noticed, that here in Colorado, we get the lowest octane
>> levels of many states I have visited recently. I have seen a MAX of 91
>> octane here, where many other states will have 94 and 95 octane.. 
>
>I used to see 92 octane max here in the Seattle are, but I only see 91 
>max now.  It doesn't matter for me, my '86 jetta is happy on 87, except 
>in the winter.
> 
>> 
>>         Could we mix aviation fuel ( unleaded ) with regular fuel to raise
>> the octane up? What does aviation fuel run per gallon?
>
>Hmmmm, this reminds me of my friend's '64 Land Rover, which has a HUGE 
>fuel opening that's threaded.  I asked him about it and he said the 
>vehicle was originally designed as a military vehicle, and jet fuel was 
>readily available at air bases, so the the was designed to run on it.  
>When fueling at the local gas station, you just have to hold it in there 
>and look in to see when its full.  Just one of the many quirks of that 
>fine vehicle.  That's one SUV I could live with.
>
>-ADam
>
>

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	Bob 
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