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2. 06:47 PM - Re: Fuel Question (RLucka@aol.com)
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--> Stratus-List message posted by: "The Meiste's" <meiste@essex1.com>
Things are silent on the list once more so I'm hoping to stir up some opinions
on the subject of fuel.
My Stratus manual recommends 87-92 octane auto fuel. For 70 hours now I have used
the low end 87 oct without any problems. I'm just curious if that's what everyone
else is using also?
One other question I have regarding fuel is what about gasohol (ethanol)?
I live in the mid west corn belt & this stuff is main stream around here (it's
actual hard to find a station with non-gasohol fuel). The ethanol bended fuel
is rated at 89 oct and is normally cheaper than 87 oct non-gasohol fuel due to
less taxes on the stuff. I realize gasohol will attract moisture much faster
than most other fuels but is that actually a problem if we use our gosolators?
There are also arguments about gasohol attacking the rubber seals & fuel lines,
but I use this stuff in my every day autos and have never had any problems
with it.
Thanks in advance for any opinions offered.
Kelly Meiste
601 Stratus 70 hrs
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| Subject: | Re: Fuel Question |
--> Stratus-List message posted by: RLucka@aol.com
I have been using 87 octane auto fuel now for all of the 160-plus hours on my
Stratus engine with no problems. I have never used 100LL yet but will have
to when I go on some cross country trips I have planned for this coming summer.
As far as I know, gasohol is not available here in Ohio, so I really don't
have much to say about that.
I did a compression check on my engine just a couple weeks ago. My engine is
showing more harmonic vibration between 1400-2000 rpm and seems to be getting
worse very slowly. Hence my compression check, but all cylinders show good
compression. I am going to look into adjusting the carbs and see if maybe both
carbs are not adjusted equally as far as mixture, etc. The spark plugs on
cylinders 2 and 4 are fine, but the plug on cylinder 1 is very dry and white
(hot) and the plug on cylinder 3 is wet (black). I thought that was odd as I
have never seen that before. I may have to pull the prop off as I don't cherish
making the adjustment with the prop rotating. Anybody made adjustments with
their carbs? Also, do anybody have harmonic vibration within certain rpm
ranges?
Thanks!
Richard (601-HDS, Stratus, 160+ hours)
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