[Fot] oil, oil, oil - not street legal - that's a joke

Bill Babcock billb at bnj.com
Sat Mar 24 18:32:18 MDT 2007


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Term limits won't do anything about them.

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On Mar 24, 2007, at 12:31 PM, Randall wrote:

>> You have to wonder just what is it about a motor oil that makes it
>> "not street legal".
>
> The zinc and phosphorus used as additives poison the catalytic  
> converter over
> time.  So, ZDDP (which contains both zinc and phosphorous) is being  
> phased out
> just like TEL was 30 years ago.
>
>>  You gotta wonder...  More to the point... who cares and how would
>> anyne know what motor oil we use.
>
> Best not to ask questions when you don't want to hear the answer !   
> Suffice it
> to say that the EPA has already established that they are above the  
> law and only
> lightly bound by the Constitution ... if they want to know what  
> motor oil you're
> using, they'll find out !
>
> Is it true that in some places, you already have to give your name  
> and address
> in order to buy leaded racing fuel ?
>
> Randall
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