Tom asked:
> As a new owner of an old MG, I have been adding lead substitute to my gas (no
> real lead in it, cheap Walmart stuff - can't remember the brand name off
>hand).
> Do I really not need to do this? If not, why does Victoria British sell this
> "No lead head"? What do you other guys do?
I've heard all of the horror stories about running unleaded gas in an old
car and I decided to wait for a problem to occur before doing anything
about it. You know, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I'm still waiting.
I've been using the same head on my `67 B since `79. The only work that's
been done to it was having the valves ground and the seats cut in '87 which
was 70K miles ago. So I've been running a stock head on my B for the 130K
miles that I've put on it (230K total) and I've never burnt a valve or a
seat or lost a drop of oil from the top end. Don't worry, be happy.
Denise Thorpe
thorpe@kegs.saic.com
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