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[HolyCount]

The buggy I am building (eventually -- all the bits are there in the garage but those fairies refuse to come out at night and put them together !!) .... needs a higher octane than unleaded will give -- so I am resigned to using an additive -- no real problen there though.  However, just saw these things on ebay and remembered them from many years back.  Any of you science types think they work, and if, so, how ( in simple terms).

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180351147580&ru=http://search.ebay.co.uk:80/180351147580_W0QQadgroup_idZrawQQfclZ4QQfnuZ1QQfsopZ1QQkeywordZduttonQ20kitQ20carsQQoriginZhttpQ3aQ2fQ2fproboardsQ2ecomQQtestZGadgetQ5fKWQQfviZ1

[tunnie]

what things?

[STMO123]

HA HA I'm not the only silly old duffer on here

[HolyCount]

HA HA I'm not the only silly old duffer on here

I blame it on me pills  

Link added -- but here it is again

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180351147580&ru=http://search.ebay.co.uk:80/180351147580_W0QQadgroup_idZrawQQfclZ4QQfnuZ1QQfsopZ1QQkeywordZduttonQ20kitQ20carsQQoriginZhttpQ3aQ2fQ2fproboardsQ2ecomQQtestZGadgetQ5fKWQQfviZ1

[STMO123]

If you're unsure, why not use an additive.

[HolyCount]

If you're unsure, why not use an additive.

As you can see from the above -- I'd keep forgetting to put the stuff in  

[STMO123]

If you're unsure, why not use an additive.

As you can see from the above -- I'd keep forgetting to put the stuff in  

It's a buggy. One tank of fuel a month? :-/

[redelitev6]

I used to use castrol valvemaster on my old merc,i was never convinced about its perfomance though,the valves did eat their way into the head ,have you thought about an unleaded head conversion? it should work out better in the long run  

[HolyCount]

I used to use castrol valvemaster on my old merc,i was never convinced about its perfomance though,the valves did eat their way into the head ,have you thought about an unleaded head conversion? it should work out better in the long run  

Probably right -- it's only an old A series 998, so easy enough to do --- just another thing to add to the list.  Decided to rebuild the calipers at the mo -- took two days to persuade the bleed valves out without shearing them off .... if it's not one thing, it's another  

[Kevin Wood]

If you need the octane, use super unleaded - or retard the ignition a little - easy on clockwork engines.

In fact, it's always worth giving the timing a tweak one way and the other and seeing where it's happiest.

I would probably be inclined to run it until the valve seats are shot and then replace them. Probably cheaper than buying loads of potions, TBH, and it's not challengine to whip the head off an A-series. Those pellets of lead seem like snake oil to me.

Kevin

[Vamps]

Those pellet things were shown to be of no benefit, in one of the Classic Car magazines in the early 90's shortly after I bought two for a Landrover, that I later discovered I did not need anyway