Dear all,
Thanks for all of the initial advice with my first of probably many questions.
I think you've convinced me to keep my
lid on. A couple of responses:
>>Oh yes, why not join the Triumph Sports Six Club? The local area members near
>you will be able to answer all
the questions you care to pose.
Leon - I am a member already but, as my E-mail account is a work one, the
receipt of an answer to a list question
popping up on your screen in the middle of an important demonstration brings a
little light relief, with that small
feeling of anarchy and misuse of employer's resources.
Incidently, I work as an air quality analyst studying largely traffic based
pollution levels. As a driver of an old,
technically straightforward (!) car, this could be considered a little
perverse. I justify this to myself to some degree
by the argument that I know where, when and how not to drive a car according to
pollution levels. This justification
does not hold with regard to CO2 emissions and a number of other anti-car
arguments but does make me feel
better.....
>>4)As to fuel,my advice is NOT to use Unleaded petrol/gas in your triumph
>engine because if we stop buying it
then the fuel companies will have an excuse to stop making it available to
us!,also after 16 years of Heralding,I will
NOT put that nasty stuff in my Herald,at least until they come up with a decent
additive in this country!
This is an important point, especially as most legislation is driven by emotion
and political will. The reduction of lead
levels in the UK is one of the most effective pollution reduction schemes in
our history. Unfortunately, the
alternative is increase benzene levels. In my humble, but moderately informed,
opinion ambient lead levels are now
so low in Britain, that the current small percentage of leaded-using cars pose
little threat to health (now there's a
hive of bees poked with a large stick). Now we're stuck with increasing
carcinogenic benzene levels due to the
unleaded petrol. This is not to say that we should all merrily drive our
polluting cars around in droves needlessly.
My conscience tells me to only show off my vroom (1500cc is the most powerful
car I've ever driven) when
absolutely necessary, avoid driving during rush hours and in towns during
periods of still, foggy and cold weather
in the winter, and prolonged periods of warm, still sunny weather in the summer.
Anyroads, that's my twopenneth, ignore it if you wish. If anyone is interested
in this subject (especially pollution
levels in London and the south east) then I may be able to help (or look at our
web page www-seiph.umds.ac.uk/).
Sorry to go on a bit.
Ben
Brighton (UK, there's probably one in the US too)
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