Posted by Hugh MacKay on November 25, 2007 at 12:55:21 from (216.208.58.177):
In Reply to: adding lead to fuel posted by don g on November 25, 2007 at 05:10:21:
Don: Lead was only ever a benefit to HIGH PERFORMANCE, HIGH RPM engines, your Farmalls are neither. When non leaded gas became the only choice I was running Farmalls 300, 130 and Super A. The 300 was running 800 to 1,000 hours per year, most of it overloaded. The SA and 130 were each burning 500 imp gallons of gasoline per year. Let me assure you, the bottom end of those engines will require rebuilding long before factory original valves, even on no lead gas. In fact I have put new piston and sleeve kits in without doing the head.
Society today are addicted to additives, especially when it comes to a vehicle with an engine. You walk in most auto parts stores and it's truly unbelievable the amount of shelf space devoted to additives. It must be a good money maker for the stores, because most of it is not worth a tinkers damn.
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