Peace, i am trying to find a company where i can buy leaded gas. mexican or canadian. i would be verry pleased. later the tired flower child
Gees, I thought it was no longer legal to use leaded gas on the road - they do make lead substitutes and you can even buy lead to put in gas for farm use and airports service airplanes with leaded gas with much higher octane - For your old chariot lead substitutes should do nicely - lead could very well be one of the leading causes to much of the disorders prevalent in today's society - hey We, want to step in and shed some light here ?
[Problem] The only reason older cars [pre1975] needed leaded gas was to lubricate the engines valve seats to prevent them from warping. You see years ago the engines valve seats were made of a softer metal [to seal better when closed] that required lubrication in orded to function properly over a long period of time. Leaded gas is no longer available to the general public; because the lead is toxic and it will literally destroy your vehicles catalytic converter [if the vehicle was built after 1975] in a few tank fulls. So when the emission converters were installed around 1975. leaded gas became a danger to them. So our government did away with it for the most part. [Solution] You can use modern unleaded gas in an old car that has not had its motor rebuilt or rebuilt using original type valve seats. But, you must treat the gas with what is know as an upper cylinder lubricant. Otherwise you will burn out the valve seats in just a few tank fulls. Then the engine will smoke badly;and may not pass state inspection. I recommed you use a product like Lucas fuel system treatment and upper cylinder lubricant. You literly pore one bottle in the fuel tank at fill up and the modern chemicals take the place of old fashion lead to properly lubricate the valve seats;and also help to keep the carbrator and intakes clean. But, there are many other products you can use like "Marvel Mystery Oil". Just besure to follow the manufactures recommendations for upper cylinder lubrication and "TREATING VALVE SEATS".
You can't Josh. BUT! You can buy an additive from most CHAIN Auto Parts stores. Like, Checker,Craigin, Schucks. CKS. Autozone, etc... Many older Chevy engines WILL run well, on Unleaded though. If you get "Regular Unleaded".
Peace, does anyone know where i can get lead in abottle? i believe WE because he is VERRY wise.i was told by someone else to change the valve seats and i said thats not an option. lea in a bottle will work. i dont really want to use lead substitutes but i have 3 cans at home. what i can do is get as many different brands as i can and see which works best. my car has the original 283 motor there were 17 different variations of the 57 Chevy! i have the 57 4 door sports sedan 210 hp not the 150! she is a sports car in other words and needs good gas. i dont think unleaded will work. there is something called detonation in older cars that it has to be high octane/leaded gas to run properly you will hear hear the motor clank and slam if it isnt a high enough octane lead gas! i have thought of going to the airport and getting there good quality lead as but i dont have anough money to pay 90 bucks for a fill up! go here to read more about the 5 Chevy. http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1957/57chevy.htm just about everything you could know about a 57! later the flower child gettign ready for work.
Joshua, I don't believe you can buy lead in a bottle for your car. Lead is a toxic substance that you should not be using;especially in your gas tank. Remember the word Pollution and lead go together. Lead is very harmful to the air we breath. You need to use a high quality Lead substitute. Trust modern chemstry. The lead substitute is much better for your car and the enviorment. If you take proper car of this car it will be to your advantage.
PEace WE, ok. do you have any good aditives/substitues i can get my hands on? and i also feel ery drained. i got off work a hor ago. and it has just been a warzone to say. arguing all the time. me arguing with my mom about school work & my car,etc. it really just drags me down in the mud can you please help me out? i am very down right now. later the sad flower child
Hey Freight Train.... I was listening to Click and Clack on PBS radio. They answered a call from an elderly woman who was driving a buick older than your chevy. She voiced the same concern about leaded gasoline... What We told you is correct. Further studies of older vehicles that used to use leaded petrol, show that your valves Won't burn if you use regular gas. Additives, and Click and Clack were very adamant about this; are a complete waste of money. If I were you, I wouldn't worry about leaded gasoline for your buggy. Just use medium grade gas. It'll work just fine.
PEace Sam, see i was told alot of difernt things. but someth fould out is only if oyu use it for heavy duty stuff will you need stuff like that. but my motor is 110% 57. they stoped making 283 size motors in the early 60's! just ot be safe i will use additives. i just dont feel safe without lubricant. i was told by many to use something cushioning. but on some old cars you dont need it like v6 like that lady you were mentioning ore then likely had a v6 mine is a v8. my car is a 57 sports sedan. it was built to haul & haul fast and i think my car if it were alive to would feel safer. rather be safe then sorry. because i CAN get a BRAND NEW 57 cehvy motor for $1,000! but it wouldnt be the original 57 motor. we have 2 v6 vechles. my dad 54 army truck and our 50 Dodge cornet. both straight 6 flathead. mine is a v8. one of the first cars to come out for the public with a 8 cylinder motor! Sam did you hear about what happened to Angel well i better get off to bed. i only have 5 hours till work and i didnt sleep a wink yet! later the very tired flower child
The lead additive used in the U.S. was tetraethyl lead, [size=-1]Pb(CH 2 CH 3)4, [/size]which increased the octane rating of the gasoline and had a beneficial effect on valve seats. I don't think you could buy it in a bottle. There are additives that can be used to treat the valve seats. MTBE is used now in pump gasoline in the U.S. as the octane booster. Check some of the vintage car forums on the web. Tetraethyl lead is still used in aviation fuel in the U.S. (as far as I know, but may be banned in the future also). It is used as an octane booster in aircraft engines which use a high compression ratio to get a good power-to-weight ratio. You might be able to buy aviation fuel in the U.S. I've heard of people putting it in gokarts and the like.
As I was growing up I was blessed enough to have several muscle cars from the late sixties and early seventies but this was in the early eighties and such...and although its a concern I think this, if your not running your lil 283 hard and hot for long periods of time you should get by with having to add just a lil lead to your fuel but as others posted it is needed. Many friends and one of my own dodge hypo 273`s had valve seats just drop right into the cylinder they became so stressed. So id make sure you add somthing and also as mentioned the great fix is modern hardened guides and seats....goood luck youngster.
I still maintain any Chevy 350cid engine can run FINE on todays gas. Its the Catalytic Converter that gets trashed.
Peace Matt, my car doesnt have a catylic converter. and i am useing additive. Turner LAbritories Lead Substiture. NO LEAD BUT it works better then lead because it also SEALS or improves the seal between the piston and the side of the wall. later the tired flower child
Have you ever thought of having the head overhauled and converted for unleaded? I had it done for my 1963 Land Rover. Is LPG available as a fuel in USA? We have had it for years here.It is meant to be the most environmentally friendly fuel.For the conversion to be done the unleaded conversion has to be done anyway.
