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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
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Posted: Thu Mar  7 10:50:35 1985
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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
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