Fri Sep 20 11:11:25 1996 - Message No. 7
From: jr@beta.amd.maschinenbau.th-darmstadt.de (Juergen Reimann)

Subject: Re: Fuel quality




> A question from me to all of u: What kind of fuel do u use?????????
> The manual says that u should put unleaded ( 95 model), but
> magazines and riders here in Greece dispute that very strongly!
> I know that in theory leaded fuel lubricates the valves and
> protects them more.

Since I have a driver license ('83) I never used leaded fuel for any
car or bike I owned, even if the manual recommended to do so. I never
had any problems, even with old cars. I've read several
times, that for modern engines lead not only is unnecessary but also
_reduces_ (!) the lifetime of the motor (don't ask me why).


jr



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