[FWDLK] Lead-Free Amoco
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[FWDLK] Lead-Free Amoco



Us older folk remember that Amoco advertised its gas as "Lead Free." In fact, another name for premium gasoline was "ethyl" meaning that the gas had tetraethyl lead in it -- a compound used to improve combustion and reduce knock, not "lubricate" valves.

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