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On 2 May 2003 at 10:15, Petri O. Calderon Larjanko wrote: > Here in Australia we have Unleaded, Premium unleaded and Lead Replacement > (don't remember the octane levels). The Lead Replacement Petrol (LRP) was > introduced when Leaded fuel was phased out. I have heard reports that LRP > is not very good for our aircooled engines, so despite using it I have been > worried about it. I have also read reports that an engine in good condition > (whatever this means) can use regular Unleaded with no problems. I don't know what your LRP might be, but your 71 will be just fine with lead free, as long as the octane level is high enough for your compression ratio. If it doesn't knock, it is fine. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org