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Is there a general fix for this (pre-ignition)? > -----Original Message----- > From: Erkson, Toby [SMTP:toby.erkson@intel.com] > Sent: Monday, October 19, 1998 7:21 AM > To: "type3@vwtype3.org" > Subject: RE: [T3] The Hill > > My comments below. > Toby Erkson > air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email > '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed > '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member > Portland, Oregon, http://www.pobox.com/~toby_erkson/ > > > >-----Original Message----- > >> Higher compression engines, like my engine, that are at > >operating temp or > >> higher > > > >I assume that here you mean "normal operating temp or overheating" > > Correct. > > >I can't help wondering if what you are experiencing is a slightly > >different thing: preignition. This may be nitpicking, but > >preignition is the ignition of the mixture by something hot in the > >combustion chamber. It is not the same as detonation (ping, knock, > >etc) and I don't think higher octane gas will help it. I am not > >particular sure about this, but I think the symptoms, and the engine > >damage that can result, are similar. > > Possible. Yes, preignition is different and octane won't make a bit o' > difference. Not good for the engine and a definite loss of power. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe