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1. [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: Spinningroach@aol.com; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 04:52:16 EST; Hi guys, I'm sure a majority of you brilliant motorheads can answer this question of mine real easely : I have a '68 327 Camaro engine in my 56 half ton. It's a 250 hp L73 engine (# T0521HK) and I wo; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00376.html (7,996 bytes)
2. Re: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: wayne osborne <wayne@chevytrucks.org>; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 12:11:53 -0500; i may be wrong but--there's nothing that prevents you from running unleaded gas now, the older engines didn't have hardened valve seats in the heads and allowed carbon to build up not allowing a good; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00378.html (9,151 bytes)
3. Re: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 13:24:37 -0600; Lots of people have been running lots of old cars, trucks, tractors, snowmobiles, and other contributors to your cylinder index on unleaded gas for a long time now. The general consensus is that unle; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00384.html (10,732 bytes)
4. Re: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: Cameo3124@aol.com; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:43:23 -0500; 1972 and newer chevy small block heads had hardened seats for running unleaded gas, unless the 327 you have is a hi compression engine you shouldnt have any problem running unleaded gas, performance; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00385.html (9,665 bytes)
5. Re: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: "Bob KNOTTS" <raknotts@qwest.net>; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 13:53:39 -0700; I was told without hardened exhaust valve seats, they (valve seats) would be damaged with unleaded gas. In my old IH Travelall, they said if you burned one tank of leaded out of four, you'd be ok. Do; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00389.html (10,221 bytes)
6. Re: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: "Bobby D Keeland" <bob_keeland@usgs.gov>; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 16:38:21 -0600; My mid-60s 283 was rebuilt about 12-15 years ago and never run. Is there a way that I can pull the valve cover and tell if the seats were hardened or do I have to pull the heads? BobK 51 5-window (in; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00391.html (11,349 bytes)
7. Re: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: "Pat Cossey" <ccossey@seark.net>; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 21:09:04 -0600; Bob you will have to pull the heads to tell. There is a chance they were put in when the eng was rebuilt, use a additive if you are not sure. Wal mart has it, I used it for some time untill I decided; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00397.html (11,683 bytes)
8. Re: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: NSurles@aol.com; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 22:21:53 EST; I had my (the latest one) 235 head rebuilt back about 1984. I honestly can't remember if I specified hardened seats or not. But anyway, I've put well over 70,000 miles on it with unleaded gas. With t; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00398.html (8,056 bytes)
9. RE: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: "Jon Elerath" <jelerath@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 19:33:20 -0800; I have a '68 327 Chevelle engine. I have done nothing to "make it run on unleaded" except use a higher octane. Jon i may be wrong but--there's nothing that prevents you from running unleaded gas now,; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00400.html (9,901 bytes)
10. Re: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: "Pat Cossey" <ccossey@seark.net>; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 22:11:20 -0600; You bring up a good point about hurting the eng slow. If you don`t use the eng to pull loads over extended trips you can get by on the unleaded gas for a good deal of miliage before having any valve; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00401.html (9,226 bytes)
11. Re: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: "Doug Pewterbaugh" <dpewter@msn.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 22:33:39 -0600; You might also need to take out one of the exhaust valves (the only ones that have the hardened seats; intakes don't need them-don't get that hot). The seats are under the valves and may not be visib; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00402.html (11,775 bytes)
12. Re: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: "Ryan Langford" <rlangford@attbi.com>; Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 21:56:03 -0800; This is an old myth and has been debunked by many experts in the field. There is absolutely nothing different about running older engines on unleaded or leaded. I don't have the sites in front of me,; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00403.html (8,180 bytes)
13. Re: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: Spinningroach@aol.com; Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 03:37:18 EST; Dans un e-mail dati du 20/03/2003 21:57:58 Paris, Madrid, raknotts@qwest.net a icrit : Thank you all for all the comments about the valve wear and fix-up. I really appreciate it! Richard, thanks for; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00405.html (8,913 bytes)
14. Re: [oletrucks] Running unleaded (score: 1): Author: "Dingo" <Dingo@centurytel.net>; Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:53:39 -0500; I used to have, until 2 years ago, a '68 Impala with a 327. Car is gone, but the engine will go into my '57. Mine was like the 327 from the Camaro in the '56 in that it is a 250 horsepower version. H; /html/oletrucks/2003-03/msg00406.html (10,765 bytes)

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