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Old December 18th, 2017, 03:37 PM   #26
Triple Jim
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Originally Posted by john pierson View Post
I remember back in 70s someone said the lead in the gas was only thing lubing the rod rollers.
4-strokes had better not have gasoline on their connecting rods, and 2-strokes have an oil/fuel mixture bathing the rod's roller bearings, so yes... BS. The story, of course, is lead in fuel lubricates valve seats, but in general the problems caused by no-lead fuel are way overblown.
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