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Left Coast Mogas (Ping! Jim Weir)
Gleaned from the CPA ATIS 8.24:
THE PRICE OF MOGAS IN CALIFORNIA. . . I've been touring California for the past week and was amazed to find Mogas in Modesto for $2.29/gal. I'm told it's the only place in California you can get it. Bill Whatley |
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I saw that in the CPA letter last week and I just haven't had the time to
call Modesto to figure out how they get pure gasoline. Jim "Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message t... Gleaned from the CPA ATIS 8.24: Mogas in Modesto for $2.29/gal. I'm told it's the only place in California you can get it. Bill Whatley |
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There seem to be few places in California where MOGAS is still legal.
Most of California requires additives to automotive gas that the FAA explicity prohibits under any STC. -Robert |
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Mystery solved. Modesto gets its mogas (don't call it auto gas any more
says the distributor) from an outfit called Boyett Petroleum in Modesto. Anybody can get it from the refineries over in the Bay area or from Reno, no problem. It is just that it is illegal to use it in automobiles, but perfectly legal in off road vehicles. All California highway vehicles are restricted to a 5.5% gasahol mixture or diesel. Repeat, ANY DISTRIBUTOR can get pure mogas from the refinery in 8000 gallon lots if they want it in California. Now the problem seems to be convincing a few airports to go through the hassle to get it in small quantities so that it doesn't sit for six months and break down. Jim "Robert M. Gary" wrote in message ups.com... There seem to be few places in California where MOGAS is still legal. Most of California requires additives to automotive gas that the FAA explicity prohibits under any STC. |
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I wonder if the small quantities will cause the price required to cover
the overhead of the tank, etc more than the price of the higher volume 100LL? When I had the Aeronca Chief (65hp cont) the engine ran MUCH better on MOGAS than 100LL. The automotive detergents helped keep the engine clean along with the hotter burning lower octane. -Robert |
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Robert M. Gary wrote:
I wonder if the small quantities will cause the price required to cover the overhead of the tank, etc more than the price of the higher volume 100LL? When I had the Aeronca Chief (65hp cont) the engine ran MUCH better on MOGAS than 100LL. The automotive detergents helped keep the engine clean along with the hotter burning lower octane. What makes you think the lower octane burns hotter? How does the difference in octane additive make the fuel burn hotter? |
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On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 02:35:08 GMT, john smith wrote:
Robert M. Gary wrote: I wonder if the small quantities will cause the price required to cover the overhead of the tank, etc more than the price of the higher volume 100LL? When I had the Aeronca Chief (65hp cont) the engine ran MUCH better on MOGAS than 100LL. The automotive detergents helped keep the engine clean along with the hotter burning lower octane. What makes you think the lower octane burns hotter? How does the difference in octane additive make the fuel burn hotter? Some people insist low octane fuel burns FASTER, which might put more heat in the cyl - but I have seen info from fuel engineers thatndisputes this theory. |
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