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 Post subject: The right gas?
PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:45 pm 
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We have a 73 Omega with a Olds 350 engine w/4B carb. The engine is not orig to the car but is from a mid/late 70's oldsmobile.

What about gas w/10% enthonal - should we be using only 100% gas? What would be the suggested octane?


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 Post subject: Re: The right gas?
PostPosted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:41 pm 
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omega73 wrote:
........ mid/late 70's Oldsmobile. ........
'71 and newer engines can use any commercially available (lead free) gasoline.

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........ What about gas w/10% ethanol - should we be using only 100% gas? ........
It takes about twice as much ethanol to do the same work as an equal volume of gasoline, but other than fuel consumption, 10 or 15% should not be a problem.

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........ What would be the suggested octane?
The lowest available.

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