>Just wondered what the experience is using unleaded fuel in TR6. My car
>is imported to Norway from California, and I am being told that in CA
>there is only unleaded fuel to buy, and consequently my car must have
>been using unleaded fuel in its former life.
>
>So, is it true that unleaded fuel will cause the valves to deteriorate?
>If it is, do all californians add lead to the fuel or do they convert
>the engine to accept unleaded fuel?
>
>best, Lars
>'74 TR6 CF27324UO
>
>P.S. For those who remember my posting from July: I got the car on
>Norwegian plates last week, after overhauling the brakes (new
>mastercylinder), the front suspension (total overhaul), steering (new
>rubber and ends), rear suspension (new kit, but I will tell you more
>about this), and clutch (new slave and master cylinder). All done almost
>within budget.
Lars,
The difference in running leaded and unleaded is with unleaded you need
hardened steel valves, other wise the valves will deteriorate. This is my
understanding, when my engine went thru rebuild we converted to the harder
valves so that I could run on unleaded fuel. I used to add lead to my fuel
before the conversion. When did you get the car? Maybe it was converted
before you got it. Or I would imagine it would take some time to
deteriorate the valves.
I have a question for the list. My '67 GT6 is newly running, and I got a
new transmission tunnel cover. I put it in last week (painted it black
first, it came in pink color). The old one had a coating on the inside of
some fiberous material (could it be asbestos?) and the new one didn't. The
question is should it have something inside for insulation, or is the new
tunnel material sufficient enough? If there should be something in there
what is it and where can it be obtained? There was nothing in the catalog
(VB) to indicate anything else was needed. As always any and all
information is appreciated.
Jane
'67 GT6
Boulder Colorado USA
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