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From: jer@peora.UUCP (J. Eric Roskos)
Newsgroups: net.auto,net.consumers
Subject: Re: No Leaded Gas -- Now What?
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Date: Wed, 27-Mar-85 12:36:02 EST
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>   The EPA never enforced the use of leaded gasolines (and still doesn't)
>   unless your car is equipped with a catalytic converter ...

I don't think this is true.  I have a 1980 Honda Accord.  The 1980 Accord
(and earlier models) don't have a catalytic converter, because they have
a stratified charge engine which passed the emissions requirements without
it.  Up till the 1980 model, they were allowed to use leaded gasoline; but
the 1980 requires unleaded gasoline eventhough there is no catalytic
converter present.  (This does not apply to the California model, which did
have one even in 1980).
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