someguy3@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 年前Back in the 1970s when we switched to unleaded gas, what did the vehicles that ran on leaded gas do?message-squaremessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up198arrow-down1message-squareBack in the 1970s when we switched to unleaded gas, what did the vehicles that ran on leaded gas do?someguy3@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelettruthout@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 年前In the US the only source of leaded gasoline that I’m aware of is aviation gas. Lots of (all?) older piston-driven airplanes use it.
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-21 年前I looked this up, many do but the new additives are supposed to be good enough to replace it. (For piston planes).
minus-squareDieinahole@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 年前Funny thing, that additive is pretty much just diesel
In the US the only source of leaded gasoline that I’m aware of is aviation gas. Lots of (all?) older piston-driven airplanes use it.
I looked this up, many do but the new additives are supposed to be good enough to replace it. (For piston planes).
Funny thing, that additive is pretty much just diesel