DeTomaso Mailing List: May 1997, Message #0
     



From: pantera@pobox.com (David Doddek)

Subject: Re: Fuel requirements

Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 23:05:55 -0500



>Question for the group: Out here in South Dakota most of the fuel is 10%

>ethanol, especially the high octane. Is this a good thing? If it were, I

>expect to see it all over the country, so I assume it is not. Also, what

>about lead additives? Will I be doing any harm to the car running it on

>Unleaded without making any modifications? Obviously other people run theirs

>on pump gas...

>

>Charlie McCall

>

>'72 Pantera #3874               (when its sunny)

>'87 Chrysler Conquest TSi       (when its rainy)

>'87 Ford Crown Vic              (when its snowy)

>'82 Suzuki GS650L               (none of the above?)

>

>

>

The alcohol will not harm most cars as long as there are not plastic parts

in the fuel pump or carb.  Actually my car likes it better. As far as I know

of the cleveland heads did not have hardened seats and will get damaged with

prolonged use without lead or hardened seats.



I have modified my heads for the hardened seats and have no problems.



David Doddek     pantera@pobox.com    www.pobox.com/~pantera    217-422-3722

69 EFI Fairlane, 89 T-bird SC, 74 Twin turbo NOS EFI Pantera (I like to go fast)