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Effects of lead level on emissions and valve seat recession: Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6353004· OSTI ID:6353004
This report describes testing operations to determine the effect of using unleaded gasoline in engines designed for leaded gasoline. Three tractor engines, one combine engine, one light-duty farm truck engine, and one heavy-duty truck engine were tested using leaded fuel (1.1 gm/gas), unleaded fuel, and low lead fuel (0.10 gm/gas). Results show the higher speed engines experienced valve seat recession using unleaded fuel while lower speed engines did not show valve recession using the unleaded fuel. No valve seat recession occurred using the 1.1 gm/gas leaded fuel. The use of .10 gm/gal lead reduced valve seat recession compared to unleaded fuel, but did not eliminate recession in all cases. 20 tables.
Research Organization:
National Inst. for Petroleum and Energy Research, Bartlesville, OK (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
FC22-83FE60149
OSTI ID:
6353004
Report Number(s):
NIPER-205; ON: DE87001253
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English