Ok,i gonna spray my TBI tomorrow morning.
My choices on an Intake cleaner are:
Chevron
STP
Slick 50
any opinions,preferences,etc???
like to know before i fill up tomorrow.....
>From: Matt Tharp<henryrollins@springmail.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: Re: DML: 87 vs. 89 Octane..What a Difference...
>Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:38:39 -0500
>
>Octane is the rating at witch fuel burns the higher the rating the slower
>it burns. What is happening is you have high combustion temps. They do this
>to lower emissons. But when they get to hot combustion starts on it own and
>not buy the plug then the two flame fronts meet( 1 combustion by the spark
>plug and the other on is started by the high temp.). What you have as
>pinging is the two fronts meeting. This is very hard on motors it can burn
>vavles and pistons and do all sorts of nasty things. There are a couple of
>things you can do to prevent this. ( In the old days you would turn the
>timing down a little) But today with computer controls and stuff you really
>can not do this.
>
>The best thing I can think of is to run a cooler plug (there has been alot
>of posting on the Colder Autolite plugs lately). You can also have some
>carbon build up on you vavles and carbon holds alot of heat.
>
>I would try some intake cleaner. I run factory heat range campion plugs and
>my truck did the same thing just started knocking a little under load. I
>cleaned the TB, Intake and vavles and it stoped my knocking.
>
>You also have to recall that the Gas company change there froumla's around
>in the winter. They do that to save money. If it is colder you do not need
>the stuff that helps pinging cause of lower intake temps. But in the summer
>you need more cause of higher intake temps.
>
>Hope that helps It might be hard to understand because of my abuse on the
>english langange and bad spelling. So if you need more info or need me to
>explain again I will
>
>Just let me know
>Matt Tharp
>
>
>
>On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 12:03:59 -0800 (PST) Roger Lokay
><weatherman80@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>Hey Guys,
>
>My V6 Engine has been knocking uphill a little, so I
>had a tune up done this Saturday and it was still
>knocking. I had been putting octane boost in with the
>87 and it still knocked. So today, I just put 89 in
>and it DID NOT knock at all. I am still surprised at
>the difference.....
>
>=====
>Thanks,
>Roger W. Lokay
>Proud Owner-
>1990 Dodge Dakota 4x4
>V6 3.9 Long Bed
>
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