I guess this one has been asked before, but here goes.....
Will 100LL AVGAS run without causing damage?
I know back in the days of the Adolf Hitler World Tour we had stories going
round that AVGAS killed car engines in an effort to stop the theft of AVGAS
from the RAF/USAF but was it just a myth? I have been using occasional
tanks of Tax-free AVGAS at about 10% less than normal fuel prices. It
contains large amounts of lead ( Ever seen a spark plug from a Lycoming
aircraft engine? Looks like it was wiped over a hot printed circuit
board! ) and is often used in converted car engines in U.S.
Experimental-category aircraft. They put a blue dye in AVGAS so they can
identify people using this tax-free fuel but then I have blue dye in my
'Unleaded fuel substitute' additive. More lead, less Tax....is there a
down-side?
P.S. Prices are set to go up by 14 pence per gallon soon. £3.80 per U.K.
gallon ( That's $5.90 )
That's my 2 cents worth
(Hey, that equates to about 200 yards of spridget driving)
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