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06-15-2004 08:20 PM #1
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What Gas?
Hey guys, i have a 64 4 door belair with a inline 6 235 motor. Nothing speacial. Anyway, i hear that you are suppose to ass some sort of lead addative everytime you filll up on gas to help lubrucate the engine. Is this true? And is there a way to get around it, so i can run off regular pump gas, and not have to use an addative?THX
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06-15-2004 09:08 PM #2
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Tacoma?? and you live in Medford??.hehe...you didn'y say what the compression ratio is. If it is 10:1 or less, regular should be ok.or you can get the valve seats hardened to save on detonation I believe
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06-15-2004 09:56 PM #3
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My father ran the exact same motor in his 65 C-10. Diddnt do any damage to that engine. However, if you want to be safe, you could harden the valve seats and re-ring it. I think thats all thats involved with a un-leaded conversion.Right engine, Wrong Wheels 
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06-15-2004 11:07 PM #4
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Re: What Gas?
MYTH!!!Originally posted by Tacoma750
Anyway, i hear that you are suppose to ass some sort of lead addative everytime you filll up on gas to help lubrucate the engine. Is this true?
In a lightly stressed engine such as you have it's not an issue.Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
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06-16-2004 04:21 AM #5
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06-16-2004 08:11 AM #6
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My '51 has a 235 in it and, the guy I bough it from had lead substatute in the trunk so, I'll use it because I got it.You don't know what you've got til it's gone
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06-16-2004 11:28 AM #7
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YEA TACOMA lol its my favorite truck. I rolled it last year. Thx for the info guys WHat would be a rough estimate to harde the valce seats and get the motor re-ringed?Last edited by Tacoma750; 06-16-2004 at 03:49 PM.
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