dodge freak
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Took my ride in to storage today--the earliest yet but wanted to park the everyday car in the garage so no more scraping the windows of frost each morning.
Likely be in for 4 months so I added a quart of Marvel Mystery Oil to 17--18 gallons of 93 octane pump gas and changed the oil and filter. On the way to the storage center in Detroit which is a 30 min freeway drive I got in to it once cause some jerk in a beat up Crown Vic was driving in 2 lanes and right on my bumper while going 75 mph. Got 1/2 way down on the gas and had to back off cause the motor had the loudest spark knock I ever heard from it. ( motor is 2 years old, a 340 with around 10 to 1 compression and 3.91 gears with dual 500 Carters hook 1 to 1) Light throttle it was fine.
I did have a bit of knock starting in Sept when the gasoline blend was switch from summer to fall. I richen the metering rods and that took care of the light pinging but this was the first time I put some oil in the gas--hoping it stops the cylinders from rusting those 4 months it sits. (its kind of far to go just to start it and who wants to go deep in to Detroit, ha ha--looks like war zone all the run down buildings that are still standing with no windows left--in some cases walls of the buildings are gone) Its in an old GM factory from the 1920's that has been used as a storage garage since 1984--the local delivery trucks are also parked there on weekends since they be stolen if parked outside, lol
I heard oil in the gas will cause spark knock but didn't think 1 quart in 17--18 gallons of fuel would be so bad--it was loud the rattling and engine temp was just 175 but it was 60 degrees today outside. Going to put some leaded 109 fuel in the tank next time I see it, they sell Blue Turbo gasoline 10 miles from me-last I knew it was $7 a gallon, ouch. 2 gallons should do the trick I would think.
Likely be in for 4 months so I added a quart of Marvel Mystery Oil to 17--18 gallons of 93 octane pump gas and changed the oil and filter. On the way to the storage center in Detroit which is a 30 min freeway drive I got in to it once cause some jerk in a beat up Crown Vic was driving in 2 lanes and right on my bumper while going 75 mph. Got 1/2 way down on the gas and had to back off cause the motor had the loudest spark knock I ever heard from it. ( motor is 2 years old, a 340 with around 10 to 1 compression and 3.91 gears with dual 500 Carters hook 1 to 1) Light throttle it was fine.
I did have a bit of knock starting in Sept when the gasoline blend was switch from summer to fall. I richen the metering rods and that took care of the light pinging but this was the first time I put some oil in the gas--hoping it stops the cylinders from rusting those 4 months it sits. (its kind of far to go just to start it and who wants to go deep in to Detroit, ha ha--looks like war zone all the run down buildings that are still standing with no windows left--in some cases walls of the buildings are gone) Its in an old GM factory from the 1920's that has been used as a storage garage since 1984--the local delivery trucks are also parked there on weekends since they be stolen if parked outside, lol
I heard oil in the gas will cause spark knock but didn't think 1 quart in 17--18 gallons of fuel would be so bad--it was loud the rattling and engine temp was just 175 but it was 60 degrees today outside. Going to put some leaded 109 fuel in the tank next time I see it, they sell Blue Turbo gasoline 10 miles from me-last I knew it was $7 a gallon, ouch. 2 gallons should do the trick I would think.
