Filled up in the states during my trip with regular gas. Motor burped and farted for about 400 Ks then I got filled with hi test and it's back to normal. On the way home I was using hi test and accidentally put in regular again. Ran like crap until I filled it with premium again. I can run regular in Canada with no problem. Both had 87 octane. Any thoughts on what the issue was.??
Maybe ethanol content.???
-- Edited by JohnnyBgood on Tuesday 20th of May 2014 08:32:45 AM
-- Edited by JohnnyBgood on Tuesday 20th of May 2014 08:33:45 AM
This used to be a problem years ago . I haven't heard anyone mention it for years. One time in the 80's had to dump the tank at the side of the road on the bike . Wouldn't even run on whatever it was.
May be the ethanol....I know when I used to go to the US more (mid 90s), there were 2 grades of gas, one was about 10 cents cheaper, same octane. . Gas was about a buck/gallon then. The Shell, Texaco, Mobil etc were the more expensive ones. Citgo and a few others were cheaper. I always got better mileage and truck ran better with the expensive gas.
What brand did you buy?
After I got back from Syracuse Nats last year I run into some off the local guys who went down. Same story, cars stalling and dying, bad fuel. Bought at a big gas station (so he said). Bought some gas additive and some premium and slowly got better till the bad stuff was out.
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May be the ethanol....I know when I used to go to the US more (mid 90s), there were 2 grades of gas, one was about 10 cents cheaper, same octane. . Gas was about a buck/gallon then. The Shell, Texaco, Mobil etc were the more expensive ones. Citgo and a few others were cheaper. I always got better mileage and truck ran better with the expensive gas. What brand did you buy?
Can't remember which gas it was. I'm terrible for thinking I have enough gas to make it to the next town and then panicking when the low fuel light comes on and I scramble to get gas where ever I can find it.
