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Re: No leaded fuel. What to do?

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Subject: Re: No leaded fuel. What to do?
From: Richard Gosling <rbgos@perkins-engines.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1999 11:01:08 +0000
Quick follow-up to my message earlier about what to do about unleaded
fuel.

The four products endorsed by the FBHVC are:

Millers VSP Plus, (manganese type)  Millers Oils Ltd
Freephone: 0800 281 053

Red Line Lead Substitute, (sodium type)  Delta Oil Ltd
Telephone: 01476 861 195

Superblend Zero Lead, (potassium type)  Superblend Lubricants Ltd     
Telephone: 0116 291 1700

Valvemaster,  (phosphorus type) Associated Octel Co Ltd
Telephone: 01908  273 606

As someone else mentioned a day or two ago, to call these numbers from
the US dial '011 44' then the number above without the first '0'.  I
doubt the freephone number will work this way, however, so I'm not sure
how you'd contact Millers.

At least one of these is also an octane booster, but I'm not sure which.

The press release that announced this can be found at:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/motordata/page25.html

VERY IMPORTANT POINT - these products are NOT mutually compatable, so
pick one and STICK WITH IT, mixing them could (apparently) cause more
damage than not using them at all!  The same goes for the various
different suppliers of LRP in Britain, DO NOT mix petrol from different
brands.  For the same reason, do not add an additive to LRP "just to be
on the safe side", use additives only with standard unleaded.

Good luck!

Richard Gosling
Daffy (Inca yellow '78 Spit 1500)

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