MrDavie Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Last question for a month, promise 😉: My new ‘72 was delivered on empty, what’s the best gas to use for my vehicle. My research is showing ethanol free only??  thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, MrDavie said: Last question for a month, promise 😉: My new ‘72 was delivered on empty, what’s the best gas to use for my vehicle. My research is showing ethanol free only??  thx High octane is not required for a stock 1972 engine but if you can find ethanol free that would be best. I used to run at least 89 octane in my 72 I had but usually 91. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 6 hours ago, MrDavie said: Last question for a month, promise 😉: My new ‘72 was delivered on empty, what’s the best gas to use for my vehicle. My research is showing ethanol free only??  thx Ask all the questions you want. You’re learning about your new ( old) car. Remember nobody on this forum new anything before they learned about it. I still learn everyday and I’m old. Lol. Again ask away. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDavie Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022  thx in that case after I start my car (even just to pull in from driveway to garage), no more than 1 minute, the gas smell lingers so bad in the garage, almost gives me a headache. This morning i went in there and still smelled it, i understand it’s not fuel injected, but is there anyway to calm the lingering smell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 That’s generally going to happen for a couple reasons. First the car is not ever warming up, it’s not getting hot enough to burn the fumes and they are building up. When the car is cold you’re pulling in more fuel do to it being choked and it’s not getting time to burn it. Also check all vacuum hoses for proper hook up. There is a canister by the drivers headlight( opposite side of the car from the battery but close to same place) make sure that is all hooked up. Should be three hoses. Short starts are really hard on cars. Put good gas in and let it run. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 In addition to the above there’s a ton of other things also, carb setting, timing, etc. I just went easy first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 28 minutes ago, MrDavie said:  thx in that case after I start my car (even just to pull in from driveway to garage), no more than 1 minute, the gas smell lingers so bad in the garage, almost gives me a headache. This morning i went in there and still smelled it, i understand it’s not fuel injected, but is there anyway to calm the lingering smell? Look the fuel system over good make sure there's no leaks but some gas fuems are fairly normal. But definitely check for leaks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragCat Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Ethanol free is recommended for sure, Ive added a link to search for stations. Usually marine (boating) pumps are ethanol free. Some people run AV gas (110) in their rides but that's pricey at $5.25 ish a gallon https://www.pure-gas.org  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott S. Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 6 hours ago, Dtret said: In addition to the above there’s a ton of other things also, carb setting, timing, etc. I just went easy first. A good tune up never hurts. And you could check the jetting on your carb..... It may be too high, depending on where it used to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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