Gasoline in WW2

From: Jeanne Lacourse (cckw@mediaone.net)
Date: Thu Jun 08 2000 - 16:11:08 PDT


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I heard one time a few years ago that the allies had started with 3 grades
of gasoline: 70 octane, 80 octane, and 110 octane avgas and that after
D-Day, they dropped the 70 octane. As a result, as I recall, some of the
British engines could not stand the higher octane gasoline and lost valves
due to this change.

Has anybody heard of this?

Thanks

Steve AKA Dr Deuce



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