100 low lead Avgas
09-21-2018, 12:36 PM
#21
Aviation fuel has a lot of lead. 100LL has about twice as much lead as the 80/87 my airplane was designed for and probably 10 times as much lead as the old leaded car gas. I spend a lot of time digging lead ***** out of the spark plugs (that cost $40/ea).
Last edited by juanvaldez; 09-21-2018 at 12:39 PM.
09-21-2018, 08:48 PM
#22
Drifting
You are right, I have no idea why it doesn't rust out aircraft equipment. And aircraft now does have lower lead levels than previously. I have just observed that it rusts out piping and storage tanks compared to unleaded gasoline which is minimal.
09-21-2018, 09:36 PM
#23
My airplane has aluminum fuel tanks that are 50 years old. Should I be worried? Aviation fuel has a lot of lead. 100LL has about twice as much lead as the 80/87 my airplane was designed for and probably 10 times as much lead as the old leaded car gas. I spend a lot of time digging lead ***** out of the spark plugs (that cost $40/ea).
Aviation fuel has a lot of lead. 100LL has about twice as much lead as the 80/87 my airplane was designed for and probably 10 times as much lead as the old leaded car gas. I spend a lot of time digging lead ***** out of the spark plugs (that cost $40/ea).