Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Let’s see if they can digest what I posted.
Stop in for a cup of coffee
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dukeboy440
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Likely not lolLet’s see if they can digest what I posted.
Unconventional
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I probably misunderstood itLet’s see if they can digest what I posted.
I did not know lower octane fuels had more therms/unit. Diesel fans were very disappointed when oil refiners started charging for the extra therms the diesel contains. Even though it is one of the first products produced by the refining process, making it much cheaper to produce.
Ben Drinkin
Hey bartender!
Supply and demand.. And shitty reasons 'why'..I probably misunderstood it
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
The lower the octane, the more power per unit volume of fuel. This is why you always want to run the lowest octane you can without knock to get the most power from your engine.I probably misunderstood it
Unconventional
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With a load of iron ore 26,000 tons more than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty
Dang youtube
Dang youtube
Unconventional
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The 318 in the '72 was always very happy on 87. By my timing light and marks it was set at 8btdc plus the 40 yr old distributor advance
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
That makes sense for a 9.2:1 engine running that timing curve and presumably running on the rich side of A/F ratio.
Unconventional
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Plugs on the tan side looked good to me.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
That means it was using all the fuel it was getting and not running too rich. As long as the A/F ratio and timing are right, plugs will look good. But it also means you are able to run lower octane by being rich bit (like all these cars were out of the factory). A fully optimized 9.2:1 engine should require 89 octane if the A/F ratio is perfect and timing is normal.
Also remember that octane rating was determined differently in the early 70s than it is now.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Today's 87 "Pump" octane unleaded regular (R+M/2) is the same fuel as the 91 "Research" (R only) octane fuel that was recommended in the car manuals of 1971.
Gordon Lightfoot. That is a epic song!
Ben Drinkin
Hey bartender!
I knew a redhead with the last name Lightfoot.. Yep, it happened..
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
It was several years after I hear that song for the first time that I learned it was about a recent event, not one long in the past.
On the flip side was that I didn’t realize the “the house of the rising sun” was about the 1800s...not the modern era.
Oh well, I was only a kid back then...
Ben Drinkin
Hey bartender!
Crank and block with suface rust. Not horrible, but there.. What's the best way to proceed?
Unconventional
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So I go go kart racing one Sunday. My kart has a moderately modified HF/Lifan Greyhound on it, shaved head, big round slide mikuni, pipe, moderate cam. My friend ran off from the house without his gas can and borrowed mine, 76 91 octane. His granddaughter the driver has 2 Duffys/national championships and kicks my *** on a regular basis. Her kart has the hot rod B&S World Formula on it, that particular motor was sought by many big time kart racers because it was just one of those motors. You know, one of those where all the machine work was perfect out of the box. "What kind of fuel do you use so I can replace it?" he asks. "76 premium" I says. "Oh OK. we just run 76 regular in that Briggs". That Briggs beat the best World Formulas in the IKF realm and they run 87. 
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Hone and polish.
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
It’s all about how the engine is tuned.So I go go kart racing one Sunday. My kart has a moderately modified HF/Lifan Greyhound on it, shaved head, big round slide mikuni, pipe, moderate cam. My friend ran off from the house without his gas can and borrowed mine, 76 91 octane. His granddaughter the driver has 2 Duffys/national championships and kicks my *** on a regular basis. Her kart has the hot rod B&S World Formula on it, that particular motor was sought by many big time kart racers because it was just one of those motors. You know, one of those where all the machine work was perfect out of the box. "What kind of fuel do you use so I can replace it?" he asks. "76 premium" I says. "Oh OK. we just run 76 regular in that Briggs". That Briggs beat the best World Formulas in the IKF realm and they run 87.
Ben Drinkin
Hey bartender!
Any prep to 'de-rust' before going to the machine shop?
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Probably not. They are going to dip, hone, cut and polish. Best you can do is knock down the surface rust...but it won’t change what they need to do to make it right.
Ben Drinkin
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Thanks..
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Vacation time coming...just a few more weeks and I will be spending 14 days fishing and crabbing in the bay of the Island.
Can’t wait...I am long overdue for some “me time”...
Can’t wait...I am long overdue for some “me time”...
zkx14
Duster De-ruster
They can't seem to survive 2 days without you. What the hell are they gonna do for 2 weeks?
My buddy the drainage foreman is on vacation as of tomorrow. His phone will constantly be ringing.
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