Owners manual says 87. Don't let them give you that 93 BS, the truck has an
inake gasket problem if it pings on 87.
Jack
At 08:50 PM 9/14/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hey, I just picked up my truck at the dealer. ('99 R/T) One of the
>items I asked to have inspected was the pinging problem. I gave them
>the tsb for the wire rerouting, and advised that Dodge supposedly now
>has a computer flash that retards the
>timing if the problem cannot be corrected.
> Well, the tech asked me what octane I used. I told him 87, which is
>what it is spec'd for. He said, No, Dodge says you have to used 92 on
>the R/T, prowler, and something else. You can see where this is going.
> So, I came home and tried to search the archives for R/T, octane
>rating, 5.9L, etc. and the only stuff I came up with this year relates
>to octane after installing the m.p. computer, which of course calls for
>super unleaded.
> I also searched the Dak. spec page that someone posted a few weeks
>ago, and it has all but octane rating on it.
> So, I need help. Where can I find in print by Dodge that they built
>this truck to run on 87? Oh, by the way, I bought
>it used and dont have an owners manual.
> Thanks,
>Patrick
>patrickandkelly@erols.com
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W. Jack Hilton III
Newnan , GA
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