Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdcsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdcsu!haapanen From: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: What kind of gas to use? Message-ID: <1081@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 10:50:35 EST Article-I.D.: watdcsu.1081 Posted: Thu Mar 7 10:50:35 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Mar-85 03:27:17 EST References: <2120@pegasus.UUCP> <1209@amdahl.UUCP> <220@ihlpg.UUCP> Reply-To: haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 41 In article <220@ihlpg.UUCP> jcjeff@ihlpg.UUCP (jeffreys) writes: >> Best bet is to mix 76 leaded super with a good no-lead regular. The >> octane of the mix is higher than either alone. (Lead has a non linear >> octane boost on the gas, no-lead has a higher quality stock. The dilution >> of the lead has low effect, the boost of octane of the no-lead has a >> high effect). > Isn't it illegal to mix leaded and unleaded gas ? > I thought that one way of stopping people, who should use unleaded gas, from >using leaded gas, was by making the nozzels on the pumps and the entry port >into the gas tank different sizes. > Does this only apply to cars that *must* use unleaded gas ?? Yes, indeed. It's fully legal to use unleaded gas in a car designed for leaded gas, should someone wish to. About the only case where one would want to is mixing with leaded to raise the octane ratings. However, soon everybody will need to use unleaded, since EPA is cutting allowable lead levels down by 90%. Love those wonderful environmentalists! They probably don't realize that sidestream tobacco smoke kills far more people annually than automotive lead emissions. Or what about acid rain? Noooooo, they hit where it hurts most, at our cars. EPA claims (actually our local newspaper says they claim) that all new cars use unleaded. Is this really true? Up here in Canada, all new Golfs and Jettas run on leaded fuel. Is this the reason they have 90 hp here and only 85 hp in the US? In any case, this really p*sses me off. I think we (net.auto.people) should start a petition requesting EPA to back off this legislation. Any takers? \tom haapanen watmath!watdcsu!haapanen Don't cry, don't do anything No lies, back in the government No tears, party time is here again President Gas is up for president (c) Psychedelic Furs, 1982