[Healeys] Gas and ethanol

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Sun Jan 3 08:23:45 MST 2010


Which contemporary oils are formulated to run with leaded fuel?


bs


Oudesluys wrote:
> Since your engines were designed to run on leaded petrol there should 
> be no problem at all running on aviation petrol. If you use the 
> recommended oils there should be no problem either.
> It is correct to replace al rubber parts with modern items as the old 
> rubber is usually not resistent to modern fuels. This is a very common 
> cause of gum and debris in your fuel. Also replace plastic connectors 
> or T-pieces in the fuel line if still present. They will break up to 
> causing a fire hazard.
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
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Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            bspidell at comcast.net

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