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Bad Idle and won't stay on (but turn on...)
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<blockquote data-quote="Twigg" data-source="post: 1235138" data-attributes="member: 27619"><p>I'm not convinced that using higher octane fuel than specified has any benefit at all except to the oil companies, and indeed it could make things worse.</p><p></p><p>Gasoline is gasoline. It isn't the gas that decides the octane, it is additives. Higher octane gas has more of them, and less actual gas per gallon. It produces less energy per gallon as a result.</p><p></p><p>What is often helpful is making an engine work hard and get hot. Nothing like a three figure blast down a highway for clearing out crap that can accumulate through lots of cold starts and short journeys.</p><p></p><p>"Ride it like you stole it" isn't a bad idea from time to time. The engine can safely run right up to, and probably some distance beyond the red line without suffering any harm at all, and the heat helps clear all sorts of unhelpful deposits.</p><p></p><p>Just don't get caught <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Redlining an FJR in almost any gear is illegal in most countries ... well on the road anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Twigg, post: 1235138, member: 27619"] I'm not convinced that using higher octane fuel than specified has any benefit at all except to the oil companies, and indeed it could make things worse. Gasoline is gasoline. It isn't the gas that decides the octane, it is additives. Higher octane gas has more of them, and less actual gas per gallon. It produces less energy per gallon as a result. What is often helpful is making an engine work hard and get hot. Nothing like a three figure blast down a highway for clearing out crap that can accumulate through lots of cold starts and short journeys. "Ride it like you stole it" isn't a bad idea from time to time. The engine can safely run right up to, and probably some distance beyond the red line without suffering any harm at all, and the heat helps clear all sorts of unhelpful deposits. Just don't get caught :) Redlining an FJR in almost any gear is illegal in most countries ... well on the road anyway. [/QUOTE]
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