the only part supposed to need conversion was the metering unit anyway,
however, it has been recently published that there werre additives added
into unleaded (the european version) that made changes to the metering unit
uneccessary. I'm going to try it out in a little while, I have a good
metering unit that doesn't need rebuilding right now, so if I need to send
it in anyway, I can as well try it out can't I?
Cheers, Gernot
SuperFlex Polybushes
> ----------
> From: Egil Kvaleberg[SMTP:egil@kvaleberg.no]
> Reply To: Egil Kvaleberg
> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 12:37 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: conversion to fuel injection
>
>
> On 5 May 1999, Cameron Greig wrote:
>
> > My TR6 is a UK 150bhp car that was converted to webbers because it was
> > going to live in the US for a few years.The previous owner decided to do
>
> > this to get round the problem of using unleaded fuel
>
> Just for the record:
>
> Despite strong rumours of the opposite, I have seen no official claim nor
> evidence that the PI system as such required leaded gasoline. From a
> technical point of view, the lead additives have no lubricating effect
> whatsoever undet the conditions that exist within the PI fuel system.
>
> That said, the increased content of aromatics found in high octane
> unleaded fuel will shorten the life of the PI rubber O-ring seals.
> Replacing them with Viton seals is an excellent cure.
>
> Egil
> who has been running 98 octane unleaded on his PI for many, many years.
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