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Which Fuel

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Which Fuel

Post by defender kev »

pretty sure this has been asked before but i cant find it so here goes
Since all the servos around here dont have leaded replacement fuel anymore is it safe to run unleaded in my 84 rangie?

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Post by Ralf the RR »

Short answer

Yep
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Post by Philip A »

Not so fast Batman.
84s should be 9.35:1 and most probably will ping on 92 octane. Look next to the engine number
Try it out but you may have to retard the ignition or run a shandy of 92 and 95 or 98.
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Post by Aquarangie »

I run premium in my 83 Rangie without having to set the timing. Plus the 96/98 octane that premium offers is worth the extra couple of dollars each refill.

As Phil said, regular unleaded on a Hi-Comp 3.5 you will have to alter it to eliminante pinging.

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Post by Ralf the RR »

Oops

Forgot about hi comp engines.
Both of mine are low, so I didn't give it a second thought.

Retarding the timing should do the trick, but do it in stages.
Keep retarding until pinging stops, then retard it a little more.
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