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Myles wrote:
I Nine years later the block cracked between the # 4 & 5 water jackets. I assumed it was from extensive heat of running all this av-gas through the engine.
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I was under the impression that AvGas burns cooler than regular gas? It certainly burns slower.

& to add to my post above about 100LL in my bike:
I had one of those Prius rip offs run up my exhaust pipe for about 25 miles on a freeway a few weeks ago. I'd like to think that I coated his car with enough lead to counteract any benefit his car made have made to ridding the planet of pollution for the entire life of his car 8)

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In college, I ran a 1970s Datsun B210 for several months on old 130 octane avgas. The FBO wanted to switch the storage tank to 100LL, so the gas was free. I beat the heck out of that car because I was going to junk it upon graduation and entering the USAF.

Never noticed any adverse effects, even after taking it up through the apple orchards and getting it airborne a few times. One tough little car that refused to quit.


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