[Healeys] lead substitute question

[David P]

... valve jobs used to be the bread and butter job for repair shops.. I 
haven't seen one since the introduction of unleaded fuels. lead was the 
problem. DaveP

On 7/10/2019 1:21 AM, Kees Oudesluijs wrote:
> The harm it does is to the wallet. When you drive normally it is very 
> likely you will not notice any wear to the valve seats. It may help in 
> extreme circumstances but even then I have my doubts. The industry 
> earned billions from the scare they introduced when leaded petrol was 
> phased out. In the end it was only a handful of cars that had problems 
> with valve seat wear. Even lead substitute could not prevent that.
>
> I do not think this stuff will harm the engine.
>
>
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
>
>
> Op 9-7-2019 om 23:38 schreef John O'Brien:
>> Follow up - I found a phone number for Redline on the older bottle 
>> and called them.  The guy I talked to said the new stuff is not as 
>> concentrated as the older formula, so you need to use more.  The UPC 
>> code is the same, so they tried to hide the fact that they made it 
>> less concentrated.  Kinda disappointed in that but at least I know. 
>> Just thought I'd share that in case anyone else is using it, and 
>> hadn't noticed the change.
>>
>> Kees, I use it to try to reduce valve seat wear, since my car has not 
>> had the valve seats changed to hardened.  Some folks on this list 
>> recommended this product as being the best choice at the time.  I'm 
>> just trying to make the engine and head last as long as possible with 
>> minimal rebuild expense.  Do you think there is any harm in using it?
>>
>> John
>>
>> On 7/9/2019 2:32 PM, Kees Oudesluijs wrote:
>>> That is called marketing. I very much doubt if you should use any at 
>>> all.
>>>
>>> Kees Oudesluijs
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Op 9-7-2019 om 21:14 schreef John O'Brien:
>>>> I have been using Redline Lead Substitute in my Healeys for several 
>>>> years, based on recommendations from this forum.  I bought several 
>>>> bottles a few years ago, and am getting close to being out, so I 
>>>> ordered more.  The old bottles said a 12 oz. bottle would treat 120 
>>>> gallons (use 1 oz. per 10 gallon)  The new bottles say the 12 oz. 
>>>> bottle treats 25 gallons.  Did they change the product or change 
>>>> the recommended usage rate on the same product? I suppose I should 
>>>> follow the new recommended usage rate, but it made the stuff more 
>>>> expensive to use.  Anyone have any insight or suggestions?  Or is 
>>>> there a new greatest and best lead substitute i should be using 
>>>> instead?
>>>>
>>>> John O'Brien
>>>>
>>>> '65 BJ8 (Madelyn)
>>>>
>>>> '61 Bugeye (Lucy)
>>>>
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