Hey guys,
I am in the process of restoring my '64 'Cuda. Just replaced all the gaskets this past weekend and did a carb rebuild. I currently have a tank full of E-87 gas with 10% ethanol. The engine is stock, and I was wondering if I should be running a particular gas, or be adding any sort of additive to the fuel. I am aware of some of the changes to fuel since 1964, and just want to be sure I am not going to harm anything.

Thanks!

 

can you get ethanol free gas?

 

The only ethanol free gas I have seen locally was E-92 or 93. I am sure I could find somewhere to get it however. My primary concern was should I be putting Lead additive or something in with my fuel.

 

It all depend on whether the valve seats have been changed. The lead acts as a cushion for the valve seats if the seats have been replace with hardened seat you are ok not to run lead substitute additive. As far as the E10 ethanol just put Startron Fuel additive in with each fill up it is an enzyme that removes the ethanol and keeps all the bad effect from happening. If you chose to just run E10 you will have to advance the timing to make more power ethanol doesn't have the flash point of gasoline... Just my 2 cents...Bill

 

where in upstate are you?

 

Alright thank you very much for the info!

Also I am from the Lake George area.

 

A couple of hundred millilitres of 2 stroke Oil added to each tank of fuel with soften the ethanols corrosive effects, as well as act as a Lead substitute in preventing Valve seat recession in older cylinder Heads.
and,
NO, it won't smoke like a chainsaw.