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<blockquote data-quote="Peter Stokes" data-source="post: 24224" data-attributes="member: 781"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I am curious to know what we think of the various petrol additives. I do not mean the ethanol problem, but the old unleaded, low-octane problem. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I have not got a Vincent anymore, but the problems are just the same on my old 750 Ducati, and the Velo I sometimes have the use of.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">I have used the <em>Castrol</em> product (<em>Valvemaster Plus</em>) for some years, and it does seem to work. The engines run ok and the tappets do not need adjusting all the time, so it seems, simply, to be doing its job. We have been using these additives for long enough now, that there should be some amassed experience, and some comments. Maybe this aspect of modern fuels isn’t a problem if the additives are used – it would be nice if something was simple.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Has anyone any experience of <em>Tetraboos</em>t, evidently a real lead additive instead of a substitute?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Thanks - Pete</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter Stokes, post: 24224, member: 781"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]I am curious to know what we think of the various petrol additives. I do not mean the ethanol problem, but the old unleaded, low-octane problem. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]I have not got a Vincent anymore, but the problems are just the same on my old 750 Ducati, and the Velo I sometimes have the use of.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]I have used the [I]Castrol[/I] product ([I]Valvemaster Plus[/I]) for some years, and it does seem to work. The engines run ok and the tappets do not need adjusting all the time, so it seems, simply, to be doing its job. We have been using these additives for long enough now, that there should be some amassed experience, and some comments. Maybe this aspect of modern fuels isn’t a problem if the additives are used – it would be nice if something was simple.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Has anyone any experience of [I]Tetraboos[/I]t, evidently a real lead additive instead of a substitute?[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Thanks - Pete[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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