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on 9/11/2008 Good article. I recently added a water vaporizer to a 77 Chevy that hated 87 octane. Now it performs like it has 89 octane in it without having to dish out more money at the gas station.
on 1/4/2008 I like the comment about NOT getting fuel while the station is refueling. It's true! I've seen the junk in some cars filler neck where it can take a second or two for the last bit to get past the restrictor for unleaded nozzles only. Here, Sunoco once universally used water separating fuel filters at the pumps that would about stop flowing when clogged and were routinely replaced. That should be mandatory at all fueling stations. It solved that problem.
on 12/9/2005 Get fuel as early in the morning as possible. Fuel expands, and the warmer it is, the thinner the liquid fuel is because the heat will create more vapors. By fueling when it is coolest during the day, you will get more liquid fuel than vapors.
on 11/22/2005 Never gas up at a station while a fueltanker is unloading. This stirs up sediment in the tanks and it goes in yours.
on 11/22/2005 If you have a car with a turbo enigine you will want to use 91 octane or higher.
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