LEADED vs UNLEADED

[MossRoad]

Ah, the old knock and pig. Wasn't that a BBQ place out on RT45?

 

[fried1765]

Beefy bean burrito at Taco Bell....

Yup!
THAT would most certainly be REAL GAS !

 

[fried1765]

Who doesn稚 remember pumping Ethyl back in the day...

Never even met her !!!

 

[ray66v]

My 48 Allis has been restored. Now my final question: What type gas should be run in this old motor? 'Leaded gas negatives appear to be overstated while unleaded gas benefits appear to be understated'. This comment is taken from an article I read recently. I'd like to get some opinions from others before filling the tank.

What exactly do you have in mind for options?

The only leaded fuel I know of, is 100LL aviation gas, and beside the fact that it's low lead, using it in any vehicle aside from an airplane, is a violation of federal law. Not to mention, it's expensive.

I have seen "lead substitutes" for sale, but they aren't lead. So, I really don't know if they do anything, aside from lightening your wallet. There doesn't seem to be any research on them as far as I can see, to show they make a difference.

Lots of opinions, as usual, but there seems to be little science.

 

[fried1765]

What exactly do you have in mind for options?

The only leaded fuel I know of, is 100LL aviation gas, and beside the fact that it's low lead, using it in any vehicle aside from an airplane, is a violation of federal law. Not to mention, it's expensive.

I have seen "lead substitutes" for sale, but they aren't lead. So, I really don't know if they do anything, aside from lightening your wallet. There doesn't seem to be any research on them as far as I can see, to show they make a difference.

Lots of opinions, as usual, but there seems to be little science.

Are my rototillers/ mowers/ lawn tractors/chainsaws etc. "vehicles"?
All my local area fire departments use 100LL for their small engines/generators/pumps/saws etc.
If I turn them in, should I expect to get a reward?

 

[MHarryE]

Are my rototillers/ mowers/ lawn tractors/chainsaws etc. "vehicles"?
All my local area fire departments use 100LL for their small engines/generators/pumps/saws etc.
If I turn them in, should I expect to get a reward?

Depends on your state but yes, it’s definitely illegal and you should be eligible to a portion of the $10,000 fine for turning them in.

 

[MossRoad]

I think the only reason it is illegal to put 100LL into a car is because it's not road taxed.

Sunoco still makes leaded racing fuel. This article says they do. It also explains how it raises octane, and how some people with older vintage cars with the original heads and valves still want it. And, it talks about redoing heads and using hardened valves so you don't have to use leaded fuel. Good read from the manufacturer.

Race Fuel 11: Lead and Leaded Racing Fuels - Sunoco Race Fuels

 

[fried1765]

Depends on your state but yes, it’s definitely illegal and you should be eligible to a portion of the $10,000 fine for turning them in.

I wonder how THAT would go over locally?
Me ... turning in a few small town New England fire departments,..... so I could collect a reward?
I think I might then be run out of town on a rail, to some location substantially more distant than even the arrowhead.

 

[fried1765]

I think the only reason it is illegal to put 100LL into a car is because it's not road taxed.

Sunoco still makes leaded racing fuel. This article says they do. It also explains how it raises octane, and how some people with older vintage cars with the original heads and valves still want it. And, it talks about redoing heads and using hardened valves so you don't have to use leaded fuel. Good read from the manufacturer.

Race Fuel 11: Lead and Leaded Racing Fuels - Sunoco Race Fuels

They sure do MAKE it.... but, in Taxachusetts it .... "may not be dispensed from a pump"

 

[buickanddeere]

That was a lot of miles for a car 40 years ago. 100,000 miles in 1978 was like 250,000 miles today; attainable if you took exceptional care of it and. Now it's not uncommon for a vehicle to go 300,000 miles or better.

Are the miles shorter in 2018 than they were in the 1970痴 ? Something like how telephone books use smaller print in 2018 than they did on the 1970痴 .