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> Remember also that there were lots of happy motors moving cars, cargo and > people around long before the oil companies started putting lead in the fuel > and charging more for it. > I think tetra-ethyl lead started being added in the 1920s. The whole idea of removing the lead is to prevent it being absorbed into people's (especially kids') nervous systems, so it wouldn't be permitted in additives anyway these days. They also did a "de-coke" every 10,000 miles, and very few got to 100,000 miles, so my grand-dad told me. ;-). Even early '50s Beetles could get certificates if they made 100,000 KM (about 60,000 miles) without engine work. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~