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Old 07-14-2008, 04:56 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by khamai View Post
Should be fine. The AL head should have harden valve seats if the head was done in the last 10-20 years. If in doubt have the seats replaced.

If still worried, use an additive.

But, the best proof is that many Elan/Europa owners did nothing when Pb was removed from petrol with little or no ill results in nearly 30 years.
Yep, what Kiyoshi said...

Mine is a late Elan, and I believe it came from the factory with hardened valve seats.

Or I'm getting old and had the valve seats replaced when I had the head redone...
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