[TR] Identifying Spitfire Cylinder head # TKC 2748( Now another Head and Block)

[Bob Wanderer]

SomeB non-USA car brands (e.g. SAAB) did not initially require catalytic
converters and unleaded fuel.B  Ditto for vans and trucks, even American
brands.B  I had a 1982 Ford E-350 (bought used in 1986) that did not have the
converter or the restricted filler tube.B  I could get only unleaded gas where
I lived then, which was northern New Jersey.B  I was very surprised when I
moved to Denver, Colo., in 1990 that I could buy unleaded regular at the
Diamond Shamrock (now Valero).B  B Of course, I have no idea if the heads were
"unleaded."B  When I sold the van in 1999, it had some engine issues which may
or may not have been caused by using only unleaded gas except for theB 3-1/2
years I lived in Denver.



BobW

Montgomeryville, Pa.

Member, Delaware Valley Triumphs

1974 TR6


----- Original Message -----
From: pethier at comcast.net
To: "Joe Curry" <spitlist at cox.net>
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Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 1:48:53 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [TR] Identifying Spitfire Cylinder head # TKC 2748( Now another
Head and Block)

> Regarding Unleaded heads, I doubt that Triumph did those prior to 1975
> since
> that was the first year Unleaded fuel was universally offered in the
> US and
> the first year the government mandated new cars use it.

This last partv about USA laws is not true. B I bought a late-model 1977
Subaru (called a "Stage-II" because it was the 1978 body style) in the summer
of 1977. B Unlike many other cars of that time, it had no cat converter and no
restriction in the fuel filler neck to prevent the insertion of a leaded-fuel
filler hose. B It was labeled as meeting all USA (49-state) laws and allowing
the use of leaded gasoline. B Interestingly enough, the exhaust system did run
hotter than other non-cat cars. B I drove the car for 4 years, and put leaded
fuel in it the whole time, as I recall.

It was also the last brand-new car I have ever bought.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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1979 Caterham Super Seven
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