Hi guys
No wonder the USA went unleaded!
Shell 100LL 'low lead' is .55g lead per litre here in Australia
http://www.shell.com/static/au-en/downloads/aviation/avgas_100ll_pds.pdf
Good old fashioned 110/130 Avgas 100 is .8g lead per litre
http://www.shell.com/static/au-en/downloads/aviation/avgas_100_pds.pdf
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Still falling out of small aeroplane exhausts over here....
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
To: "I Erbs" <eyera3@comcast.net>
Cc: "Dr. C. Rubino" <ruvino@ripnet.com>; "healeylist"
<healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 2:16 AM
Subject: Re: ethanol
> Ira,
>
> 100LL ("Low Lead") avgas is chock full o' lead (something like 2 grams per
> liter
> or something). It's only "low" compared to earlier formulations of avgas,
> which
> had about 50% more lead. Don't inhale or get on hands (though I do like
> the
> smell ;)
>
> Avgas has lower and more consistent volatility, measured in Reid Vapor
> Pressure.
> Alcohol and gas mix fine and, theoretically, the alcohol will help
> scavenge water
> in the fuel system.
>
>
> bs
>
> ***************************************************************
> Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
> '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
> ***************************************************************
>
> Subject: Re: ethanol
>
>
>> WE have had it in the Northwestern US for some time now. I go to my local
>> small planes airport every once in awhile and get 5 gallons of low lead
>> air fuel and mix a few gallons at a time into my unleaded gas in my tank.
>> This make the beast happy and reduces my worries about valve seats and
>> such. Not sure what it does for the ethanol, but have not seen any
>> issues.
>> Ira
>> BT&
>> Portland, Oregon, USA
>>
>> Bob Spidell wrote:
>>
>>> We've been getting some form of gasahol in the SF Bay Area for years.
>>>
>>> I haven't had any problems from it, but have heard some versions of BJ8
>>> carb diaphragms might suffer.
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