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1. Fill 'er up! (score: 1)
Author: "Bill Laucher" <blaucher@houston.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 15:30:20 -0500
Someone told me a while back that I should add a lead substitute to today's unleaded gas to preserve the valves and head that were made for use with leaded gas. At the corner auto parts store, I find
/html/alpines/2002-08/msg00019.html (7,225 bytes)

2. Re: Fill 'er up! (score: 1)
Author: jumpinjan <jservaites@woh.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 17:05:17 -0700
Bill, All Alpines have steel valve seats, so you don't need to worry about lead additives. You won't hurt anything running unleaded gas. Jan -- ______ ______ _______ / ____/ / ____/ / ___ / / /___ /
/html/alpines/2002-08/msg00020.html (7,810 bytes)

3. Re: Fill 'er up! (score: 1)
Author: Steve Sage <ssage@socal.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 17:07:26 -0700
Jan: I have to differ on this one. My (now sold) Series V was my every day driver....15,000 miles or so a year. The engine was re-built, head freshened, etc. I started noticing hard starting, valves
/html/alpines/2002-08/msg00021.html (8,401 bytes)

4. Re: Fill 'er up! (score: 1)
Author: jumpinjan <jservaites@woh.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 20:19:40 -0700
LOL!!! Yes Steve, you are correct in your situation. At 30k, the cam probably needs replacement as well. Jan -- ______ ______ _______ / ____/ / ____/ / ___ / / /___ / /___ / /__/ / _| _ _ . _ _ _ /__
/html/alpines/2002-08/msg00022.html (7,663 bytes)

5. Fill 'er up! (score: 1)
Author: 110156.3206@compuserve.com
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 21:57:42 -0400
I would not recommend using the unleaded premium because of the additives in the gas to achieve that higher octane. They will only cause even more deterioration of non-metal fuel system parts. Modern
/html/alpines/2002-08/msg00024.html (7,766 bytes)

6. Re: Fill 'er up! (score: 1)
Author: RootesRooter@aol.com
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 22:12:17 EDT
today' Or A head shop mechanic here in Seattle who has worked on a lot of Alpine heads said the original steel seats appear to be of "just average" quality. If you're going to do a lot of high-rpm dr
/html/alpines/2002-08/msg00025.html (8,122 bytes)

7. Re: Fill 'er up! (score: 1)
Author: "lauri lehtinen" <lauri.lehtinen@pp.nic.fi>
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 12:13:57 +0300
I ruined my valve seats with unleaded (and high revs) but I am not sure if the head was seated in rebuild (about 20 years ago) with bronze / aluminium bronze seats. Today I use sodium / potassium bas
/html/alpines/2002-08/msg00026.html (8,662 bytes)

8. Re: Fill 'er up! (score: 1)
Author: "lauri lehtinen" <lauri.lehtinen@pp.nic.fi>
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 12:23:35 +0300
My head shop installed special (american?) bronze bushes to valve quides. They said in racing heads there have been no leak neither any wear. Bushes, valve and seat cut & grinding and opening of inle
/html/alpines/2002-08/msg00027.html (7,208 bytes)


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