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clan chieftain
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 Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:27 pm Post subject: Unleaded fuel. |
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Can someone settle a friendly dispute. My mate says unleaded fuel was introduced in this country in the 80s. I thought the 90s. Who is right...or are we both wrong. 
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34HF90
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As far as I remember it was 1988. There was much concern about altering ignition timing on various vehicles as I remember, combined with horrible predictions of valve seat recession on BL engines...  Have to say that I never did see any of that come to pass in my trade dealings with it though. Presumably everything I dealt with never went far enough or got hot enough to cause any damage 
I think that leaded was officially discontinued in 2000, but in practice had effectively gone long before that.
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Riley Blue
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:23 am Post subject: |
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| Morris Martin wrote: |
I think that leaded was officially discontinued in 2000, but in practice had effectively gone long before that.
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It's still available from a few filling stations, the FBHVC list is here:
http://fbhvc.co.uk/fuel-information/#f3 |
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ukdave2002
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:09 am Post subject: Re: Unleaded fuel. |
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| marina estate wrote: | | Can someone settle a friendly dispute. My mate says unleaded fuel was introduced in this country in the 80s. I thought the 90s. Who is right...or are we both wrong. |
I'd just started work in 1988 and remember having strict instructions from our fleet department NOT to use unleaded fuel in my company car....a few years later when unleaded was cheaper the instruction was reversed!!!
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clan chieftain
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| Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Oh well...wrong again. Thanks for the information though.
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