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From: digrazia@nacho.DEC
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Unleaded gas in leaded-gas engines
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Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 10:53:05 EDT
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Since I prefer not to spray lead salts and fumes all over the
place, I've been wondering whether it's wise to use unleaded
gas in my 1979 Saab (non-turbo, of course...).

The owner's manual for my chain saw advises against using
unleaded gas because the octane boosters are benzenes, or
some such horrible aromatic.  They dissolve various non-metal
components of the chain saw's engine.

Would the Saab's engine suffer a similar fate?

Robert DiGrazia	   "...decvax!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-nacho!digrazia"