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Old 07-24-2014, 02:15 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RustyLugNut View Post
The 15% gasoline content is enough to ensure good cold start performance in all but the coldest climes. Brazil has less issues with the temperature extremes.
There are issues with temperature extremes back here too, mostly in the South and Southeast. Anyway, back here a small supplementary tank for gasoline was prevalent to ensure cold-starts, but nowadays is getting outdated due to electric pre-heating of the injectors rail becoming more common.
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