Re: War Stories: Good degreaser?

[B2431]

>I've heard of them doing up to
>150 octane (I don't know how that's chemically possible, but that's
>what they say)

It's not based on the hydrocarbon octane anymore. Most automotive gas pumps
have the formula decal.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

[Ron Natalie]

"B2431" > wrote in message ...
> >I've heard of them doing up to
> >150 octane (I don't know how that's chemically possible, but that's
> >what they say)
>
> It's not based on the hydrocarbon octane anymore. Most automotive gas pumps
> have the formula decal.
>
Well, it never strictly had anything to do with how much octane you had anyhow. It
is the performance (with respect to detonation) compared to isooctane.