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From: dh@vax135.UUCP (David N. Horn)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Unleaded/leaded Fuel combinations
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Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 20:41:07 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 18 20:41:07 1985
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Why are penalties so high for mixing leaded and unleaded fuel?
I dont think anyone would care if you use a mixture in a car without a catalytic
converter, that can legally use leaded fuel. But use leaded fuel in a car with a
catalytic converter just once, and the catalytic converter is destroyed for ever.
Catalytic converters are designed to protect the environment against Carbon
monoxide, nitros oxide and hydrocarbons.