Posted: Mar 07 2008 at 4:24pm | IP Logged

Nice post Boomer!

Back in 1953 I had a new '53 Plymouth Flat-head Cast Iron I-6 about 100 HP stock plus Dual Carbs. high compression Aluminum Edmonds milled head, mallory dual point ign., equa-flow headers with twin Smitty's glass-packs, Larger clutch and rear tires (for gearing) and lowering blocks in the rear.

... At the time I drove a gasoline transport 18 wheeler. We were able to collect 130 octane av-gas from the discharge manifold between the time of loading and unloading the fuel. I would put the av-gas into the Plymouth along with some motor oil to protect the valves.

I did burn some valves once. I cold out drag and out run the poor stock power-pac V-8 Chevys even without the av-gas and make their owners cry.

Have a good one while you can still laugh about it.. Don S..

Laws such as the use of corn ethanol are driving up the cost of living (have you been to the grocery store lately) without driving up wages. This equates to a lower standard of living thanks to Agro-lobbyists and corrupt and/or ill-informed lawmakers

Posted: Apr 08 2008 at 10:09am | IP Logged

Sulfur is in the Diesel fuel because it's expensive to remove. It serves no practical purpose in the engine at all apart from generating a bad smell to recognize a Diesel engine.

Europe has had low sulfur Diesel for ages now and there is absolutely no decrease in engine life. European engines usually don't last as long as they do in the US but this has other reasons. A small engine that is constantly kept at redline will never last as long as one that is running a tad above idle.

Reiner