[Healeys] car cover advice

[Richard Ewald]

You are confusing octane boosters with lead replacements.
Octane booster prevent preignition which can destroy an engine if severe
enough.

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On Jun 4, 2013, at 13:04, Oudesluys <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:

> No, unless you have a very high compression engine, and even than. If you
can get high octane leaded petrol it would be much more effective than octane
boosters. Perhaps available from army, aviation, racing sources.
> The whole thing about converted cylinder heads with hardened seats when lead
free petrol was introduced now shows to be totally unnecessary and has earned
the industry billions. Only in very few occasions there has been excessive
wear of the valve seats.
> If your car runs OK on unleaded (no pinking) and there is no discernible
wear of the valve seats (reduced valve clearances) there is absolutely no
reason to use octane boosters or high octane petrol for that matter.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
>
>
>
> Op 4-6-2013 21:18, Charles Rice schreef:
>> Thanks for all the advice on car covers.
>>
>> Now my next question:  Do "Octane Booster" additives do any good?
>>
>>
>> Charles Rice BN2
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