- 1. Gasoline Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Eric Schulte" <schulte@odpemail.tamu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 10:03:45 -0500
- Hey Shop-Talkers, I've been using lead additives in my Regular gasoline that I burn in my older cars (1934-1955), with the understanding that the modern unleaded gas does not have the ability to prot
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- 2. Re: Gasoline Question (score: 1)
- Author: Erik Quackenbush <erik@midwestfilter.com>
- Date: Fri, 04 May 2001 16:58:42 -0500
- Short answer: go ahead and use regular unleaded. Long answer: There are two issues here- valve seat recession and fuel octane rating. The main problem encountered when using unleaded fuel in an engin
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- 3. Re: Gasoline Question (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com>
- Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 19:32:58 -0500 (CDT)
- And don't forget that octane is measured several ways. There are two basic methods of measuring octane. There's the "Research Octane", which is measured with cool intake air, at a constant RPM, and a
- /html/shop-talk/2001-05/msg00048.html (7,764 bytes)
- 4. Re: Gasoline Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 22:43:15 -0500
- A I have a bit of experience which corroborates: We converted jillions of gas engined tractors, trucks, power units and autos to LP gas back in the sixties. LPG would likely have EVEN LESS valve seat
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