Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site zehntel.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!amd!dual!zehntel!jackh From: jackh@zehntel.UUCP (jack hagerty) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Leaded vs. unleaded Message-ID: <1633@zehntel.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Oct-84 13:29:55 EDT Article-I.D.: zehntel.1633 Posted: Tue Oct 16 13:29:55 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Oct-84 08:17:02 EDT References: <5186@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: Zehntel Automation Systems Inc, Walnut Creek CA Lines: 22 > What I would expect is that these > people would simply go to an auto-parts store and buy the "octane-booster" > lead additives in a can, to make the unleaded gas they get at the pump back > into the leaded gas they need. > > ... the news articles and stories I've seen > have ignored this simple solution to the problem, and only reported > the worries and fears of the leaded-gas users. > > Will Martin They have good reason to be afraid. Tetra-ethyl lead is *EXTREMELY* toxic! Also, the amount of lead in a tank is quite tiny. The ability of the general public to accurately measure it out on a per-tank basis without either poisoning themselves or runining their engines is doubtful. Jack Hagerty, Zehntel Inc. ... ihnp4!zehntel!jackh