Re: 1998 Grand 8 cyl 5.9
 

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 07:42:41 -0700, XS11E <xs11eNO@SPAMyahoo.com>
wrote:

>bllsht <nospam@invaliddot.net> wrote in
>news:63lpg2tj8rvrhugo8s9sbh6mjsptffp0ja@4ax.com :
>
>> In message <Xns984058AE91C8Fxs11eyahoocom@70.168.83.30>, "XS11E"
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"Doug" <nono@nono.com> wrote in
>>>news:AfmdnVf8_57eqJbYnZ2dnUVZ_rqdnZ2d@comcast.c om:
>>>
>>>> FWIW I was told that the computer can be programmed for lower
>>>> octane gas.
>>>
>>>Correct, but as I said, it's a waste of time and money. The knock
>>>sensor will do exactly the same thing, retard the spark with
>>>exactly the same results, less performance and less gas mileage.
>>
>> Nice advice except for one small problem. The 5.9 doesn't have a
>> knock sensor. It will happily ping it's self to death if you run
>> regular without reprogramming it.
>
>No knock sensor? Is it fuel injected?

No knock sensor.

Yes, it is injected.