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From: mzal@pegasus.UUCP (Mike Zaleski)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: What kind of gas to use?
Message-ID: <2120@pegasus.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 25-Feb-85 09:18:50 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 25 09:18:50 1985
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I recently acquired a used 1966 Lincoln Continental with 72,000 miles
on it.  In looking at the owner's manual, it says that the 460 CI
engine would like 98 octane fuel.  Of course, this is not available
anymore.  The previous owner told me that he used regular leaded
fuel (which is 89 octane at the place I buy gas, where they also have
a 91 octane premium unleaded).

My questions:

1. Does anyone know what the highest octane of gasoline available
   is from a gas station?  (Info about sources in the Piscataway or
   Holmdel, NJ areas would be particularly welcome.)

2. Given the kind of engine this is, would the engine be better off
   using leaded regular of the highest octane I could get, or
   unleaded premium of a higher octane?

3. If someone has been using an octane booster for an engine of this
   type I'd be interested in hearing about your experiences with it.
   (I am more interested in good drivability and longevity than
   cost-no-object performance.)

Sorry if this has been previously discussed.  It only recently became
of interest to me, so I may have missed it.  Thanks for any help.

-- Mike^Z   Zaleski@Rutgers   [allegra, ihnp4] pegasus!mzal

PS: Send help quick!  It only gets 10 MPG and I'm almost out of gas!