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Originally Posted by 2LZ
One more question Spud. Lead did many things including lube the valve seats.....which is why the earlier cars were having trouble without it...
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I am certainly old enough to remember leaded fuel; however, I did
not know that lead lubricated the valve seats. As usual, you are a wealth of information. Thanks for sharing that interesting fact about lead.
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Originally Posted by 2LZ
...Now....I've never been one to believe in "Miracle in a Can", but I've been running that Lucas fuel treatment that CSC recommended for break in.....just because they recommended it for break-in.
Do you think this stuff really does any good and also, have you been running it in your RX3?
Here's a quote from the Lucas website.
"Lucas Fuel Treatment should definitely be used in vehicles that require leaded fuel because it actually replaces the benefits of lead in gasoline...."
Makes ya wonder.
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No, I haven't tried any of the Lucas, fuel treatment products; however, I
have been thinking about it. Lucas sells several products. I seem to remember that
someone,
somewhere, recommended the Lucas Upper Cylinder Lubricant. Walmart sells it for $3.83 in the smallest bottle (5.25 ounces).
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lucas-Oil...ingMethod=p13n
Thanks for raising this issue, 2LZ. I am going to do some research on this topic, and start a new thread regarding it.
I also seem to remember that HumanBeing reported the fuel in China is terrible.
If so, one would think that any possible valve face/seat defects would be causing a
lot of problems for Chinese owners of the RX3.
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2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3)
2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200)
2005 Honda XR650L
2004 Honda CRF250X
1998 Kawasaki KDX220
Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2:
http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894