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Feel Morocco
No problems with fuel in anywhere in Morocco .
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use " africa " as they are in most places and most have a snack bar.... be aware of small garages !
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Badou means Afriquia. In the bad old days of poor quality fuel, this was the brand I always used.
Compared to wages, petrol is extremely expensive and many locals only stick in minimum amounts. I believe this is the reason for the far higher density of fuel stations in Morocco than you will find in European countries. 95 octane (RON) is commonplace.
I removed your duplicate post. Posting the same message in multiple sub-forums is confusing and unnecessary as we see all the posts anyway. I will move this post from North Africa to Morocco forum.
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Thanks Tim,
It sounds good, the GS didn't like 90 in Alaska last year
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Have a read of my octane post from 2008 on UKGSer.
There's various ratings...
RON Research Octane Number as used in UK/Europe
MON Motor Octane Number.
AKI Anti-Knock Index which is an average of RON and MON and is the number used in USA.
91 octane in the States is roughly the same as 97 octane in the UK.
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Fuel is not a problem in Morocco - but getting it in your tank can be. Several times I was told to come back in the evening because the pumps didn't work in the heat of the day, and indeed a couple of them even demonstrated by turning on the pump, but nothing came out. I found this rather baffling as I live in the desert and frequently fuel up in temperatures considerably higher than what I had in Morocco? Maybe they use shittier pumps there?
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Maybe. Not heard that before. Did they try putting a wet rag over the pump ;-)
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Originally Posted by Thermal
Fuel is not a problem in Morocco - but getting it in your tank can be. Several times I was told to come back in the evening because the pumps didn't work in the heat of the day, and indeed a couple of them even demonstrated by turning on the pump, but nothing came out.
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Same problem two weeks ago in Ait Massoud near Nkob: pumps disassembled and wet with fresh water to make them work, every 30 minutes they were blocked by the heat.
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