Hmmm... Didn't know 'bout that GS. Still, I'm not talking recent in my case.
My old Jeep had the venerable 4.2L straight six. I had this engine in an old
AMC Hornet many, many moons ago and it was absolutely bullet-proof! The jeep
had all the new (for '88 that is) emissions stuff on it and they literally
killed that motor. It pinged like a bastard and didn't have anywhere near the
power. Meanwhile, Karen was buzzing around in an '85 Nissan at that time and
some friends of mine had foreign V-6's. No ping and decent pep for them...
Maybe they were cheating then too? ;-)
I dunno, but calling a motor that pings a little "good enough" just doesn't sit
right with me.
Tom
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Subject: Re: DML: Spark Knock
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: 2/24/00 12:09 PM
Whoa there Tom, I think the EPA has a major lawsuit or has levied
multi-million dollar fines against Toyota for their bogus computers
which are not up to EPA standards. I've heard this on the radio last
month. There may be other Japanese manufacturers as well. Anybody here
details on this? I've slept since then.
GS -
PS maybe thats why their engines were running so well....
fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
> My point is, if the Japanese can figure it out and still comply with the EPA
> rules; why can't we expect D/C to do the same? I love my Kota and don't want
a
> Toy but I think it reasonable to expect a ping free engine from D/C on the
fuel
> they recommend.
> Tom
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