Hmmm... I can't understand why they haven't used the same chemicals in the
petrol in britain as they do here, because our "new" five star is very
gentle to the seats and valves.
In fact there were several trials here in Norway, where car owners sued the
petrol companies because the petol had seized their engines. After the
companies had claimed that their petrol was perfectly safe for older cars...
And if nothing else, the petrol companies found a recipe that worked! I
have used my car quite extensively, and I had almost no seat recession
after several years!
And additives won't ever be as effective as a chemical mix supplied by the
petrol companies, I think.
Here in Norway they use Kalium, a non-polluting agent, and it works great.
It works the same way as lead, covering the valves with a fine "spray"
making sure that the valves won't stick. At first I thought that the kalium
didn't enable the valves to get rid of the heat as efficient as lead, but I
was all wrong. I haven't been drivin my car very hard, but I have covered a
lot of kms, so...
Why couldn't they offer the same kind of petrol in Britain? Beats me...
And "My car is broke" is in french: "Ma voiture est en panne!" And you
have to remember making lots of big gestures, or they won't listen to you!
Hehehe!
---Asgeir---
At 22:52 28.01.00 GMT, Sharon Patterson wrote:
>I've used unleaded and had no problems until we took the 2500S to Scotland
>(a round trip of 1,700 miles)when she started pinking. I then tried Millers
>VSP for a short while and the pinking stopped. Then every time I went to
>fill up I forgot them so I haven't used it again for a while. Still no
>pinking, no petrol leaks, carburettors are fine and the valve gaps are OK.
>I would estimate that I used Millers for around 2,000 miles and and around
>13,000 on unleaded. What I have saved with the cheaper unleaded will more
>than pay for a conversion, when it's needed. Quite a few of these miles
>were at high speeds, lots were over the suggested 3,000 rpm and the rests
>were driving around town. Hope this helps.
>I also need help - we are going to Paris with the 2500S - does anyone know
>of any Triumph suppliers around Paris - and how do you say 'It's broke' in
>French?
>Sharon Patterson
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