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How does gas at $4 and higher impact you?

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#2107 of 2175 Re: Premium gas [dave8697] by dieselone Jun 15, 2009 (9:48 pm)
Replying to: dave8697 (Jun 15, 2009 7:50 pm) Strange, I think my lawn tractor manual explicitly states not to use premium due to the possibility of excessive carbon build up. Most are low compression engines that only require like 86 octane (IIRC) I don't see how the slower combustion properties of premium would help it start, but I have no real way of knowing.   I've never used premium in any of my gas lawn equipment and I've only had starting issues when it was time for a carb rebuild, which has been getting more frequent with the higher ethanol content. I had to rebuild the carb in my lawn tractor after only 3 years, and my John Deere push mower has had two carb rebuilds, but it's going on 13 years old. Always starts on the first pull. Both have Briggs and Stratton engines. I always use Stabil, but the lawn tractor came with our house which we bought in 07, so it may not have been stored properly the winter before I got it.   I have a Stihl grass trimmer that's also 13 years old and it always starts right up and I've never done anything to it. It's starting to get a bit weak, so I'm thinking it maybe losing compression and probably about time to replace it. It's never had premium either.
#2109 of 2175 Re: Save on Gas and Help the Enviornment [jimczerwonka] by vcheng Jun 22, 2009 (4:58 am)
What a wonderful invention to save mankind! NOT!   Please sell your snake oil somewhere else.
#2111 of 2175 Re: Save on Gas and Help the Enviornment [jimczerwonka] by gagrice Jun 22, 2009 (6:30 am)
It is just another Ponzi scheme to catch the gullible. I would tell you to get out before you lose money. It is too late you have already taken the worm hook, line and sinker. Good luck, you will need it trying to sell that stuff to anyone that knows about cars.   PS When they sell it at Costco I will give it a try.... Replies to this message: lemko (Jun 22, 2009 6:52 am) fezo (Jun 23, 2009 2:55 pm)
#2112 of 2175 Re: Save on Gas and Help the Enviornment [gagrice] by lemko Jun 22, 2009 (6:52 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Jun 22, 2009 6:30 am) ...you...you mean these little white pills won't turn into gasoline after I add water? I've been living in a fool's paradise! Replies to this message: fezo (Jun 23, 2009 2:55 pm)
#2113 of 2175 Re: Save on Gas and Help the Enviornment [lemko] by fezo Jun 23, 2009 (2:55 pm)
Replying to: lemko (Jun 22, 2009 6:52 am) No. No. The ones that work are green...
#2114 of 2175 Piffel by boaz47 Jun 24, 2009 (1:05 pm)
The only thing that works is a tornado shaped fan in your air cleaner. Oh and a coke can with a nail made of zinc and some kind of acid. And a magnate on your fuel inlet line.
#2115 of 2175 gas pains by tomcatt630 Jul 01, 2009 (8:13 am)
Is there anyplace in the US that is selling regular gas for over $4 this July? Hawaii or AK?   Last year there was the huge panic thinking gas would go up to $10/gal by Election Day 2008! Maybe by year 2050. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Jul 01, 2009 10:51 am) explorerx4 (Aug 17, 2009 2:27 pm)
#2116 of 2175 Re: gas pains [tomcatt630] by andre1969 Jul 01, 2009 (10:51 am)
Replying to: tomcatt630 (Jul 01, 2009 8:13 am) I just filled up my '76 LeMans during lunch. $2.899 for 93 octane at the local Shell. Around this time last year, I paid $4.299. That was painful too, because I took this car to the GM show in Carlisle last year, so it saw more use than normal. Lucky for me it's pretty fuel efficient....16-17 mpg out on the highway!   Looking at my records, I see I paid around $3.219 for hi-test around this time back in 2007. And in 2006, $3.059. So this is actually the cheapest summer for fuel since 2005, which was the year I bought the car. Around this time in 2005, I paid $2.359. Replies to this message: explorerx4 (Aug 17, 2009 2:27 pm)

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