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To: mountainlion

That 100LL stands for “Lots o lead.” (^;

I tried running lawn equipment on 100LL to get around the alcohol/MTBE problem and the deposits got bad enough in the 4 strokes that the valves quit sealing. Not to mention the increase in octane is counterproductive on low compression engines.


127 posted on 10/17/2013 11:45:50 AM PDT by Clay Moore ("In politics, stupidity is not a handicap." Napoleon Bonaparte)
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To: Clay Moore

That 100LL stands for “Lots o lead.” (^;

Actually LL stands for Low Lead

http://aviation-fuel.com/


133 posted on 10/17/2013 11:56:01 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Clay Moore

You need some 13:1 pistons for that Briggs and Stratton, LOL.


135 posted on 10/17/2013 11:59:01 AM PDT by nascarnation (Frequently wrong but rarely in doubt....)
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