Tetraethel lead additive...availability? Necessity?
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From: Storm lake Iowa
lol...so many things with these cars of ours are not 'required'...such as the cars themselves. Like I said, I'm not going to worry about it. Adding a little lead won't hurt anything, MAY protect my not-really-at-risk valve seats, and I can tell anyone who asks, "yeah, I add some lead additive to every tankful of gas"
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lol...so many things with these cars of ours are not 'required'...such as the cars themselves. Like I said, I'm not going to worry about it. Adding a little lead won't hurt anything, MAY protect my not-really-at-risk valve seats, and I can tell anyone who asks, "yeah, I add some lead additive to every tankful of gas"
That's cool. Just please don't add 'I use it cause if I don't bad things will happen'
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From: Triangle Area NC
"TEL can be simply ingested in to the body by just spilling on to the skin - you will then suffer from lead poisoning "
You'd think we'd have run out of mechanics and gas station attendants in the decades prior to the 70s.
As I recall, this seemed not to happen.
You'd think we'd have run out of mechanics and gas station attendants in the decades prior to the 70s.
As I recall, this seemed not to happen.
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