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Old 05-26-2010, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Grinchia

I am not going to worry about lack of lead additive, but I may try and track down some of that max lead 2000 stuff.

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Why? This and other posts have demonstrated that it's just not required.
Old 05-26-2010, 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Grinchia

I am not going to worry about lack of lead additive, but I may try and track down some of that max lead 2000 stuff.

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Don't know or care why, but my 70 (11-1) L-46 runs great max lead 2000+sunoco 260 ultra. Also have used aviation 100LL.
Old 05-26-2010, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Ward
Why? This and other posts have demonstrated that it's just not required.

lol...so many things with these cars of ours are not 'required'...such as the cars themselves. Like I said, I'm not going to worry about it. Adding a little lead won't hurt anything, MAY protect my not-really-at-risk valve seats, and I can tell anyone who asks, "yeah, I add some lead additive to every tankful of gas"
Old 05-26-2010, 03:47 PM
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Old 05-26-2010, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Grinchia
lol...so many things with these cars of ours are not 'required'...such as the cars themselves. Like I said, I'm not going to worry about it. Adding a little lead won't hurt anything, MAY protect my not-really-at-risk valve seats, and I can tell anyone who asks, "yeah, I add some lead additive to every tankful of gas"

That's cool. Just please don't add 'I use it cause if I don't bad things will happen'
Old 05-27-2010, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by c69vete
Google Jack Podell. He has the MAx Lead 2000
Old 05-27-2010, 09:20 PM
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"TEL can be simply ingested in to the body by just spilling on to the skin - you will then suffer from lead poisoning "

You'd think we'd have run out of mechanics and gas station attendants in the decades prior to the 70s.

As I recall, this seemed not to happen.
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I think he was referring to the concentrated lead additive, not leaded gas.



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