87 Octane instead of 93, safe or not safe?
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87 Octane instead of 93, safe or not safe?
On my most recent riding trip when I was filling up my friends truck we borrowed I accidently had the gas pump guy put in 87 Octane for my mix instead of 93. (I'm in NJ and its illegal to pump your own) I know that the E series kdx bikes are low compression motors compared to just about any other MX style 2 stroke with lots of compression. Not sure if the H series motors have more or less compression. I'm just wondering has anyone ever run 87 instead of 93 and had a problem with pinging or anything? Should I just safely dispose of the mix and and start over? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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according to my boss 40+ yrs experience ect... the only problem with running the lower octains is all the additives that are put in the gasoline these days we have found 90% of the bikes,atvs ect... that come in the shop the fuel has sat longer than 2 weeks in the fuel tank and has gummed up the carb causing starting, idling and running issues so I would say your fine as long as the 83 octaine doesnt sit stagnent for longer than 10 days I dont know near as much as some of the people on this forum but he talks to me and his customers on a daily basis about how low grade the fuel is these days
just my 2cents on the fuel issue
just my 2cents on the fuel issue
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Think it has more to do with where you buy your gas than the grade
My truck has been sitting with a half tank of regular E10 in it for the past 11 months
It runs fine
And I've been running my premix that was just as old without any issues
My truck has been sitting with a half tank of regular E10 in it for the past 11 months
It runs fine
And I've been running my premix that was just as old without any issues
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if your truck has had e10 in it for 11 months, i bet you a donut the inside of the tank is rusted. ethonl draws moister like crazy! i want even run that stuff in my lawnmower.Mr. Wibbens wrote:Think it has more to do with where you buy your gas than the grade
My truck has been sitting with a half tank of regular E10 in it for the past 11 months
It runs fine
And I've been running my premix that was just as old without any issues
my bikes
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96 ktm 300
96 XR400R
07 hayabusa
77 kz 1000
85 goldwing 1200
02 BIG DOG PITBULL
gone but not forgotten
96 kdx 200
98 ktm 380 "because it dang near killed me!"
97 ktm 360
96 ktm 250
93 wr 250
94 dr 350s
93 kx 250
07 gsxr 1000
99 bandit 1200
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96 ktm 300
96 XR400R
07 hayabusa
77 kz 1000
85 goldwing 1200
02 BIG DOG PITBULL
gone but not forgotten
96 kdx 200
98 ktm 380 "because it dang near killed me!"
97 ktm 360
96 ktm 250
93 wr 250
94 dr 350s
93 kx 250
07 gsxr 1000
99 bandit 1200
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I've had not a single issue with my fuel since we went to E10
KDX sat for 5 months and started on the second kick
Lawnmower sat all winter and started right up, I don't use stabil, just run my KDX gas in it
KDX sat for 5 months and started on the second kick
Lawnmower sat all winter and started right up, I don't use stabil, just run my KDX gas in it
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05hybridchick923 wrote:according to my boss 40+ yrs experience ect... the only problem with running the lower octains is all the additives that are put in the gasoline these days we have found 90% of the bikes,atvs ect... that come in the shop the fuel has sat longer than 2 weeks in the fuel tank and has gummed up the carb causing starting, idling and running issues so I would say your fine as long as the 83 octaine doesnt sit stagnent for longer than 10 days I dont know near as much as some of the people on this forum but he talks to me and his customers on a daily basis about how low grade the fuel is these days
just my 2cents on the fuel issue
May I ask where your boss buys 83 octane fuel ?
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fuel is fuel.............a spark plug is a spark plug............a tire is a tire......its all the same, right??
my bikes
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96 ktm 300
96 XR400R
07 hayabusa
77 kz 1000
85 goldwing 1200
02 BIG DOG PITBULL
gone but not forgotten
96 kdx 200
98 ktm 380 "because it dang near killed me!"
97 ktm 360
96 ktm 250
93 wr 250
94 dr 350s
93 kx 250
07 gsxr 1000
99 bandit 1200
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96 ktm 300
96 XR400R
07 hayabusa
77 kz 1000
85 goldwing 1200
02 BIG DOG PITBULL
gone but not forgotten
96 kdx 200
98 ktm 380 "because it dang near killed me!"
97 ktm 360
96 ktm 250
93 wr 250
94 dr 350s
93 kx 250
07 gsxr 1000
99 bandit 1200
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kdxmaniac wrote:fuel is fuel.............a spark plug is a spark plug............a tire is a tire......its all the same, right??
Nope !
I don't put E-10 in anything own let alone e-85.
The article says the E-10 has a shelve life of 90-100 days
although it doesn't say why I would imagine it is due to
the fuel being hygroscopic and at that point the fuel is
saturated to the point where it starts effecting performance.
Agreed ??