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what to do with poor fuel quality ???
hi,
we had a talk with viktor, we are going to opposite ways through ex ussr
so worries for sure with fuel quality
i drive a r100gs pd, he drives a dr400, and i don't know what to do with poor fuel quality
i told him that the bmw takes almost anything
i have some filters to filter the fuel, to avoid "sheet" to go inside the carburator etc ...
i will maybe play with the carburator, what we call "richesse" in french
otherwise ???
any advice please ...
thanks a lot, safe travels
i'm leaving in a week, ready with almost anything, waouh :-)
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Hai,
Maybe bring some octane-booster? I guess that could be helpfull.
And a spare fuel-filter would be a good idea.
To fill the fuel-tank I have a reusable "coffee-filter" It fits on top of the fuel-opening and has e really fine maze.
(available at any good camping store)
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maarten,
i gonna look for those 2 things (octane booster, the filter you talk about)
they have low octane fuel overthere, yes
thanks,
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G'day Vincent,
I've done a little research on octane boosters on the net (just search for 'octane booster') and I've found that octane boosters only lift the octane rating by a fraction. At proportions of 10% octane booster added to 90% 92 octane fuel lifts the octane to around 94.6 with the best octane boosters. It may be useful but its not a huge 'boost'.
But given that the compression of you engine is only 8.5 to 1 I wouldn't expect you'll have much problem with low octane.
Good luck
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viktor,
thanks
we may find there under 80 octane fuel
i have memories of 75, 78, when i was there
there is also over 90, but it's rare
i'll have some info of a friend tonight, let u know
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hi,
thanks for your replies
i think i'll go without octane booster and try to get the best fuel i can
safe travels
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hi,
thanks for your replies
i think i'll go without octane booster and try to get the best fuel i can
safe travels
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