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echo: oldcars
to: JOHN DEMOTT
from: ALEXANDER BILAN
date: 1996-10-28 18:42:00
subject: Model A Gas

> A fella just gassed up a Model A at my country store. Said he just
> bought it
> not long ago. He purchased 87 octane no-lead.  I suggested he use a
> higher octane. His opinion was the opposite.
> 
> Who was right?
This is purely conjecture, but back when the Model A was built, gas was crap
by todays standards and it had less than 7:1 compression ratio. If it smells
like gas, it'll probably run. =)
I guess the common saying that if your engine runs without problem with 87,
don't bother spending money on 94.
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