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Another reason to avoid fuel additives and use lower octane... 900

posted by  someone claiming to be rwreagan on  Thu Jan 15 06:08 CST 2004 [RELATED]

The FAQ section gives some tips on avoiding the lawn-mower no-start problem with 960s. It includes the text:

"A strong contributing factor is excessive fuel system cleaning additives. I know this flies in the face of what has been said loudly and often for the last few years but it is the truth according to a recent study on this very no-start, low compression problem. The additives used for fuel system cleaning make the deposits on exh valve stems worse. If you don't have a fuel system problem with symptoms then don't add anything to tank in the form of a cleaning additive.

Premium fuel has lower volatility and is harder to ignite in cold weather. This can make engine not fire as strongly on initial cranking and less than stellar starting performance give the "lifter" pump-up problem time to occur. "

I've had the no-start condition twice. Since then I've been using synthetic oil and low octane gas and haven't had any more problems.

Robert






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