uphill, with a/c, high altitude, & a trailer: use premium gas?
07-31-2004, 09:26 PM
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Re: uphill, with a/c, high altitude, & a trailer: use premium gas?
I think you mean....raise the octane Lon....
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Handywired proclaimed:
>
> > .... in my 4.0L TJ?
> >
> > Manual says use 87 octane and that's just great. Should I up the octane
any as
> > I head up to 6K feet with my family, a camping trailer, the A/C blowin',
etc?
>
> You can probably lower the octane. Less chance of pinging at high
> altitude--actually ran into some "regular" this last trip that was
> only 85 octane. However, I've noticed a bit more ping with "bush
> gas" and regular, so tend to use midgrade on cross country trips.
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Q7XOc.65853$eM2.58912@attbi_s51...
> Handywired proclaimed:
>
> > .... in my 4.0L TJ?
> >
> > Manual says use 87 octane and that's just great. Should I up the octane
any as
> > I head up to 6K feet with my family, a camping trailer, the A/C blowin',
etc?
>
> You can probably lower the octane. Less chance of pinging at high
> altitude--actually ran into some "regular" this last trip that was
> only 85 octane. However, I've noticed a bit more ping with "bush
> gas" and regular, so tend to use midgrade on cross country trips.
08-01-2004, 10:31 AM
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Re: uphill, with a/c, high altitude, & a trailer: use premium gas?
Don't need any fuel to go downhill!!
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Q7XOc.65853$eM2.58912@attbi_s51...
> Handywired proclaimed:
>
> > .... in my 4.0L TJ?
> >
> > Manual says use 87 octane and that's just great. Should I up the
octane any as
> > I head up to 6K feet with my family, a camping trailer, the A/C
blowin', etc?
>
> You can probably lower the octane. Less chance of pinging at high
> altitude--actually ran into some "regular" this last trip that was
> only 85 octane. However, I've noticed a bit more ping with "bush
> gas" and regular, so tend to use midgrade on cross country trips.
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Q7XOc.65853$eM2.58912@attbi_s51...
> Handywired proclaimed:
>
> > .... in my 4.0L TJ?
> >
> > Manual says use 87 octane and that's just great. Should I up the
octane any as
> > I head up to 6K feet with my family, a camping trailer, the A/C
blowin', etc?
>
> You can probably lower the octane. Less chance of pinging at high
> altitude--actually ran into some "regular" this last trip that was
> only 85 octane. However, I've noticed a bit more ping with "bush
> gas" and regular, so tend to use midgrade on cross country trips.
08-01-2004, 10:31 AM
#63
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Re: uphill, with a/c, high altitude, & a trailer: use premium gas?
Don't need any fuel to go downhill!!
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Q7XOc.65853$eM2.58912@attbi_s51...
> Handywired proclaimed:
>
> > .... in my 4.0L TJ?
> >
> > Manual says use 87 octane and that's just great. Should I up the
octane any as
> > I head up to 6K feet with my family, a camping trailer, the A/C
blowin', etc?
>
> You can probably lower the octane. Less chance of pinging at high
> altitude--actually ran into some "regular" this last trip that was
> only 85 octane. However, I've noticed a bit more ping with "bush
> gas" and regular, so tend to use midgrade on cross country trips.
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Q7XOc.65853$eM2.58912@attbi_s51...
> Handywired proclaimed:
>
> > .... in my 4.0L TJ?
> >
> > Manual says use 87 octane and that's just great. Should I up the
octane any as
> > I head up to 6K feet with my family, a camping trailer, the A/C
blowin', etc?
>
> You can probably lower the octane. Less chance of pinging at high
> altitude--actually ran into some "regular" this last trip that was
> only 85 octane. However, I've noticed a bit more ping with "bush
> gas" and regular, so tend to use midgrade on cross country trips.
08-01-2004, 10:31 AM
#64
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Re: uphill, with a/c, high altitude, & a trailer: use premium gas?
Don't need any fuel to go downhill!!
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Q7XOc.65853$eM2.58912@attbi_s51...
> Handywired proclaimed:
>
> > .... in my 4.0L TJ?
> >
> > Manual says use 87 octane and that's just great. Should I up the
octane any as
> > I head up to 6K feet with my family, a camping trailer, the A/C
blowin', etc?
>
> You can probably lower the octane. Less chance of pinging at high
> altitude--actually ran into some "regular" this last trip that was
> only 85 octane. However, I've noticed a bit more ping with "bush
> gas" and regular, so tend to use midgrade on cross country trips.
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Q7XOc.65853$eM2.58912@attbi_s51...
> Handywired proclaimed:
>
> > .... in my 4.0L TJ?
> >
> > Manual says use 87 octane and that's just great. Should I up the
octane any as
> > I head up to 6K feet with my family, a camping trailer, the A/C
blowin', etc?
>
> You can probably lower the octane. Less chance of pinging at high
> altitude--actually ran into some "regular" this last trip that was
> only 85 octane. However, I've noticed a bit more ping with "bush
> gas" and regular, so tend to use midgrade on cross country trips.
08-01-2004, 10:31 AM
#65
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Re: uphill, with a/c, high altitude, & a trailer: use premium gas?
Don't need any fuel to go downhill!!
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Q7XOc.65853$eM2.58912@attbi_s51...
> Handywired proclaimed:
>
> > .... in my 4.0L TJ?
> >
> > Manual says use 87 octane and that's just great. Should I up the
octane any as
> > I head up to 6K feet with my family, a camping trailer, the A/C
blowin', etc?
>
> You can probably lower the octane. Less chance of pinging at high
> altitude--actually ran into some "regular" this last trip that was
> only 85 octane. However, I've noticed a bit more ping with "bush
> gas" and regular, so tend to use midgrade on cross country trips.
"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Q7XOc.65853$eM2.58912@attbi_s51...
> Handywired proclaimed:
>
> > .... in my 4.0L TJ?
> >
> > Manual says use 87 octane and that's just great. Should I up the
octane any as
> > I head up to 6K feet with my family, a camping trailer, the A/C
blowin', etc?
>
> You can probably lower the octane. Less chance of pinging at high
> altitude--actually ran into some "regular" this last trip that was
> only 85 octane. However, I've noticed a bit more ping with "bush
> gas" and regular, so tend to use midgrade on cross country trips.
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