Subj : Re: Old Cars
To   : Richard Miles
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Wed Apr 22 2020 09:55:00

-=> Richard Miles wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

 KW> I always wondered about running unleaded gasoline in a pre-1974 engine.

 RM> Never had any problems with it myself. I've read that the biggest worry
 RM> with older cars is that the ethanol in it now is quite corrosive but
 RM> that you can use one of the fuel additives. Don't know how true that
 RM> is.

On Wheeler Dealers, they mentioned that the lead in the gas helps cushion 
the valve seats and if they had the head open on the engine, would replace 
the valves with a more unleaded-friendly valve.

There was a Unocal station in Redwood City, CA, near the border to Woodside, 
an expensive suburb in the San Francisco bay area. They had one pump that 
pumped 105 octane racing fuel, and it would be fun to see the Lamborghini, 
Cobra, Vector, Ferrari and even a Konigsegg or Mclaren filling up.


.... Overtly resist change
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