Summer Gas / warmer weather

[ttgchicago]

Ive noticed recently my Scout has started idling a bit higher. Is this possibly from "summer gas"? Would the newer mixtures be out yet?

I assume Ill just turn down the idle screws, but wanted to verify that there wasnt some other step I should take (play with the timing?) now that its getting warmer out.

Also, aside from thicker oil, what other simple changes do people make as we transition from winter to summer?

TIA

[Dan Schepp]

Could be a choke adjustment.Summer gas is already starting to flow in the pipeline according to my gas hauling buddies.Nothing like another summer with crappy gas.. Dan

[Dave Nuenke]

Thank goodness South Dakota doesn't do the "summer gas" thing, the benefits of living in the middle of nowhere........


Dave

[Dan Phariss]

Originally Posted by ttgchicago

Ive noticed recently my Scout has started idling a bit higher. Is this possibly from "summer gas"? Would the newer mixtures be out yet?

I assume Ill just turn down the idle screws, but wanted to verify that there wasnt some other step I should take (play with the timing?) now that its getting warmer out.

Also, aside from thicker oil, what other simple changes do people make as we transition from winter to summer?

TIA

I run the same oil winter and summer.
Mostly Amsoil synthetic. Have a couple on Shell 15w40.
Dan

[ttgchicago]

Originally Posted by Dan Phariss

I run the same oil winter and summer.
Mostly Amsoil synthetic. Have a couple on Shell 15w40.
Dan

I run the Mobile1 15-50 as much as possible, but end up throwing a few qts of 5-30 in in the coldest months to help with startup.

Luckily, the thinner stuff ends up all over my garage floor, so it doesnt stay in there long enough to force an early oil change!

[Brian Dalton]

Originally Posted by ttgchicago

Also, aside from thicker oil, what other simple changes do people make as we transition from winter to summer?

TIA

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