Now it's been 30 odd years since I last owned a Lambretta and the choice of petrol was either 2 or 4 star, the previous owner handed me a jerry can of fuel, but that's all been used, so my question is.......when I pull up for fuel........from the unleaded choice on the forecourts what should I be using.
Thanks.
Fuel.
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I would go for ordinary unleaded (95 RON) mixed at 3 or 4 %
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Not 2% as suggested by the previous owner!
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I wouldn't. 2% just doesn't give you enough wiggle room to suit a variety of riding conditions. It'll run, and probably okay if you're just pottering around. But, on a longer journey and with higher speeds you should be looking at 3% of good quality semi on small block engines or 4% on a 200.
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I always preferred super unleaded, but one day I thought I would ask the woman that work in the petrol station just how often she sells the expensive stuff, this is a busy garage, she reckoned that in her 40 hour week she only serves 1 or 2 people with it
so just how long does it sit in the tanks?
so just how long does it sit in the tanks?
heavy is good, heavy is reliable, and if it does fail, hit them with it!!!
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I'm going to use that quote on a new thread about octane booster.tonydevon wrote:I always preferred super unleaded, but one day I thought I would ask the woman that work in the petrol station just how often she sells the expensive stuff, this is a busy garage, she reckoned that in her 40 hour week she only serves 1 or 2 people with it
so just how long does it sit in the tanks?
tonydevon wrote:I always preferred super unleaded, but one day I thought I would ask the woman that work in the petrol station just how often she sells the expensive stuff, this is a busy garage, she reckoned that in her 40 hour week she only serves 1 or 2 people with it
so just how long does it sit in the tanks?
When you travel in Europe you can smell the difference between our super and theirs, The only thing I can put this down to is the fact that over there most people use super and over here not many people do. I still always put the highest octane fuel available on the forecourt when ever I fill up at any petrol station.
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Just goes to show its down to personal choice...I usually stick the cheap stuff in but that's just me being a miserable barsteward
I'll need to conduct a survey with the temp gauge one day 

