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Did I mess up by using an octane booster ? 700 1989

posted by  KlausC on  Tue Mar 8 10:18 CST 2005
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Sounds like you just wasted a few bucks. Those sounds are not your valves clattering (we hope), just a good old fashion pinging sound. If you use premium gas and it still pings, try a Seafoam product to clean out the carbon deposits. You should be able to easily run on 89 octane.

Klaus
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