I heard a person who might know about it say that the oil companies
pretended that engines need the lead so they could charge more for the
gas..And so they could sell you the additives after they had to get the
lead out.
What say you old engine folks ?
Daisy
Weimers wrote:
>
> Several of us use vintage tow vehicles to pull our Airstreams. My question
> today is: has anyone heard of an old engine that developed valve trouble
> because of unleaded fuel? The lead in the old fuel lubricated the old type
> exhaust valves used previous to around 1974. Supposedly, the lack of lead
> will cause wear in the exhaust valves in these old engines. I've never met
> anybody that actually had this problem, however. I have used lead substitute
> in the past,, but don't know if it's actually helping anything or not.
> Has anyone else addressed this issue?
>
> MARC WEIMER
> Punxsutawney, PA - Home of the Groundhog
> #15767
> 1963 Globe Trotter
> 1971 Globe Trotter
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