Re: [MV] Unleaded gas additives

Dan Schultz (schultz@inficad.com)
Wed, 11 Nov 1998 12:07:04 -0700

I was hoping you would add your extensive expertise to this thread!
Good to "hear" from you again!

Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Bowes <inbox@todacosa.com>
To: mil-veh@skylee.com <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 4:19 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Unleaded gas additives

>It seems that many of the available lead substitutes contain some kind of
>low-volatility lubricant that is not entirely consumed in the
>combustion/oxidation process. What remainsof this lubricant coats the faces
of
>the exhaust valve and seat to help prevent valve seat erosion due to
>metal-to-metal contact between a hot valve and seat. The tetraethyl lead in
>older gasolines did this quite effectively. I don't imagine that it would
hurt
>anything to use a lead substitute, especially a lubricant-based formula.
You
>might need to clean the plugs a bit more often, but that's just a guess.
I've
>also heard that these lubricants help keep carbon deposits softer and
easier to
>purge with other de-carbonizing additives.
>
>Alan
>

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