Joined: Jul 18, 2008 Posts: 639 Location: Melrose, MA and Santa Fe, NM
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:20 am Post subject:
For Wes and all.
The challenge I've found where I live is getting my hands on 100LL or anything else other than the now "official" and "approved" automotive gasoline. All the boats around here run on regular unleaded gasoline. The airports may have 100LL for aircraft but won't sell it to anyone for anything else. Even in the more rural areas of New England that I travel I haven't seen anything other than unleaded gasoline, diesel, or propane/LPG.
Frustrating as I would like to run a mix - as Wes recommended a number of years ago in a related thread - of 100LL and regular unleaded. I think he suggested about a 50/50 mix. The 100LL last longer and stays free of water better than modern unleaded. I avoid the ethanol wherever I can. _________________ North Shore, MA
Santa Fe, NM
1942 GPW
1952 M38
1964 Apollo 5000 GT
Joined: Oct 02, 2014 Posts: 1916 Location: South Carolina, Dorchester County
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:26 am Post subject:
I'm fortunate there are plenty of ethanol-free gas stations in my area, almost one on every corner. I put nothing but in the M38.
Our small-town airport has sold me a couple of gallons of 100LL in the past --- having a friend who hangers his airplane there might be why. I'm not using it in the M38 anymore. As much as I'd like to treat the old L134 to some leaded gas, it doesn't really need it, she runs fine on ethanol-free. And avgas was well north of $5 a gallon. Not messing with the magic potion lead additives either.
I was just wondering out loud if avgas might help running a jeep at high altitude. The OP's original question. _________________ Ron D.
1951 M38 Unknown Serial Number
1951 M100 Dunbar Kapple 01169903 dod 5-51
“The only good sports car that America ever made was the Jeep."
--- Enzo Ferrari
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