Unleaded/leaded
#3
I've run older 60s Olds motors on unleaded in daily drivers for decades with no major problems. At the worst, just install hardened valve seats the next time you need to do a valve job.
#4
#5
Do you mean run 95 octane fuel or actually mixing 95% unleaded and 5% leaded fuel? If you are currently mixing a little bit of leaded fuel in to your tank every time you fill up then I would just run straight unleaded. Like Joe said, it shouldn't hurt too much. Just put hardened seats in next time you tear the heads apart.
Last edited by Olds64; November 7th, 2007 at 09:30 AM.
#6
Do you mean run 95 octane fuel or actually mixing 95% unleaded and 5% leaded fuel? If you are currently mixing a little bit of leaded fuel in to your tank every time you fill up then I would just run straight unleaded. Like Joe said, it shouldn't hurt too much. Just put hardened seats in next time you tear the heads apart.
#7
Iposted the 95% as gasoline is iso-octane, and normal heptane. Octane rating is a percentage of actually octane, so 95 octane is 95% iso, and 5% normal heptane (less ethanol, and that actually is an octane rating, but I am not into corn squeezins)
#8
I should have added blends of hydrocarbons are also used in octane rating.
#9
Sorry guys I should have specified 95 Octane. We get three types of gasoline/ petrol in South Africa. 93 Octane lead replacement petrol, 93 and 95 Octane unleaded. They are doing away with the lead replacement soon. I will then be left with a choice of 95 and 93 unleaded. I was wondering if an additive is necessary. I like the idea of doing a valve job at a later dates and getting those heads to breathe...........
#10
Sorry guys I should have specified 95 Octane. We get three types of gasoline/ petrol in South Africa. 93 Octane lead replacement petrol, 93 and 95 Octane unleaded. They are doing away with the lead replacement soon. I will then be left with a choice of 95 and 93 unleaded. I was wondering if an additive is necessary. I like the idea of doing a valve job at a later dates and getting those heads to breathe...........
#11
I know out here in the Northwest leaded gasoline was removed in the mid 70's. Unleaded was designed to run all motors whether they ran on leaded prior. I have a built 455 and run on 92 octane which is highest we have here. No problems, but for occasional usage I do put octane boost in the tank with a fill up for little better performance. The 455 is a 68 that we put in my 66 442. Even the built one in my 76 Cutlass which is dual carb'd runs on unleaded premium with no problems.
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