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Re: Gas aditives
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Posted by paul on November 23, 2004 at 20:22:52 from (66.60.197.253):
In Reply to: Gas aditives posted by yak651 on November 23, 2004 at 19:39:35:
I personally would save my money. A gas tractor needs a valve job every 5000 hours or so, and at that time put in hardened valve seats if there is a problem. You would be lots of money ahead not spending money on additives, and waiting for the overhaul. Most likely, your tractor has been running unleaded for a couple decades now anyhow. In the old days, tractors were designed to run on a rather poor grade of fuel anyhow, so it is no big deal to the engine. The only minor issue is a slight increased wear on the valves on some machines, and this can be dealt with more cheaply by upgrading the engine when the time comes. --->Paul
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