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Is it legal to run leaded gas in old cars?

And can you have lead exposure by cruising behind an old car that's running leaded gas, if so?

Public Comments

1. If you can find leaded gas, run it. I use additive and I am still ticking.
2. dunno.i dont know where anyone would get leaded gas at.
3. leaded gas is legal in gas engines that were originally designed for such usage, availability is yet another subject, its not a good idea to run unleaded in a car thats not got hardened valves, the corrosion factor is strong, the chemicals will eat the valves off the rods and you`ll end up ruining the motor
4. yes ...it,s legal for any pre catalyst car,s....still available at speed shop,s, small airport,s , etc....& yes you should use it unless you modify your engine with stellite valve,s [ hardened] as described in previous answer...& no...I don,t believe you would suffer from lead exposure any more than you suffer from carbon monoxide exposure on today,s road,s.