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2005 Gasoline Versus 1930's Gas
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Posted by Bill in NC on February 20, 2005 at 12:45:29 from (65.184.34.79):
While turning dirt with my 140 yesterday, got to thinking about
today's gas versus the gas the C-123 motor design was drinking
back
in the 1930's. I knew an old-timer who said there was a lot of
aviation gas formulation changes during WWII as planes added
superchargers and flew to high altitudes. Has gasoline
formulations and octane aspects changed much since the
1930's? I put 87 octane regular gas in my Farmall. It seems to
do okay, but I've always heard to put premium gas in two stroke
motors like boat motors and weed eaters, etc. Anybody got any
insights as to today's fuel versus the stuff our tractors originally
drank back in the 30's, 40's and 50's?
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