Re: hardened valve seats

[David orr <fe2orr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Amoco indeed had a unleaded white gas that we used to have to use in camping 
latterans and other camping equip. it supposedly would not foul the equip. I 
used it in all my cars starting in 1958  Dave O
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Kinsley" <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 2:13 PM
Subject: RE: hardened valve seats


> david orr wrote:
> > I have wondered about this for years as when I had my first new car in
> > 1964,
> > a 383 4bbl. 4spd. , that I drove at the drags most every week end  or
> > from
> > N.C. to Pa. other week end. I used AMOCO white gas unleaded it worked
> > fine.
> > what is the diffenance between the unleaded of 1964 and the unleaded of
> > now.
> > I use 93 octane with an additive in my 64 426 street wedge with no
> > problems.
> > dave O
> =====================================================================
>
> I toobought my first new car in '64. Mine was a '64 Dodge 330 2 dr post,
> med blue with 383 4bbl, 4spd and 3:23 SG. I had a blast with that car.
> Till I got drafted 6 months later :-(
>
> Anyway, unleaded gas didn't come about umtil the mid-70's with the
> advent of the smog stuff and cat converters. The AMOCO and others had
> octanes available about up to 110 octane. "Regular" was rated at 92
> octane as I recall. Maybe a tad higher like 94. 100 was about bottom
> line for "Super" or "Supreme". I preferred the Chevron white pump. I
> think it was around 105. Yeah, and it cost a whole 34cents/gal on a bad
> day.
>
>
> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
>
>
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