Premium leaded gasoline, used by a large number of _ older high compression cars, - is now difficult to find in - B.C, . . Recent province-wide checks of gas stations by the . BCAA. are " increasing number of calls - vehicle - ‘| dropped as they switch to _ other fuels. ‘B.C. Automobile Association have shown that all. major fuel ‘suppliers . except Husky in the north . and Chevron province-wide have almost completely.. “phased out premium leaded gasoline. Oil companies and the receiving an ‘from motorists whose “performance has . While — most North - American vehicles made after 1971 run on unleaded many gasoline, = = IKE NAKAYAMA onan Front ond sheet matal owe panets — Fs rame & etructural Wheol & Japanese Auto Specialists 986-5122 1189 West 16th St. N. 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In these vehicles symptoms of the changeover are “pinging”, “dieseling” and some power loss, while the major problem could be the lack: of lead lubricant in the engine with subsequent accelerated valve wear. The automobile. association said it had been monitoring the phase-out for ° some. months and although a slow reduction had originally been planned in-the gasoline. industry an increasing number of refineries ctiminating premium lead gasoline has accelerated the shortage. - While Husky has no plans at present to discontinue refining premium leaded gasoline, Chevron has told the BCAA that they are uncertain about future production plans. In some stations motorists are filling up at pumps marked “premium leaded” which are continually being — diluted with unleaded fuel, but cannot legally be marked ‘ as unleaded until there is a Significant drop in overall lead content. | 1980 Pontiac Phoenix Redesigned for e OSHAWA,: Ont. - The - 1980 Phoenix, Pontiac’s first front-wheel-drive car, is a totally redesigned ‘‘ef- ficiency-sized’’ automobile. It offers improved fuel economy, -handling, more head, leg and hip room and more standard equipment and options than the 1979 Phoenix. The front-wheel-drive Phoenix lineup includes the standard Phoenix and the APPROVED AUTO REPAIR SERVICES luxury Phoenix LJ in two- door coupe and. five-door hatchback sedan models along with a new sporty SJ ' option for both coupe and sedan. - The smaller and tightly packaged on the outside, but larger in many respects on the inside, compared to-the: 1979 model. The coupe is 541 mm (21.3 in.) shorter than in 1979 and . the hatchback sedan measures 612 mm (24.1 in.) less. Both coupe and sedan 1980 Phoenix _is- Other stations, notably Shell have already com- pleted the changeover and are marketing a “super” grade unleaded fuel with a - higher octane rating. The auto club advises - motorists unable to find required premium leaded gasoline to use premium unleaded gasoline, but every three or four tankfuls fill up with one tank of regular leaded gas to continue engine lubrication, or each time the tank-is replenished with premium unleaded . gasoline top with a gallon or two of leaded gasoline. aa (104.9 in.) wheelbase compared to the 2822 mm (111.1 in.) wheelbase of the 1979 models. -Lotal overall length of the 1980 Phoenix iciency — models have a 2664 mm | v coupe is 4625 mm (182.1 in.) © and the hatchback sedan, 4554 mm (179.3 in.). The 1979 Phoenix coupe and sedan were 5166. mm (203. 4 in.) long. Compared to the 1979 Phoenix, the 1980 Phoenix coupe offers 23 mm (0.9 in.) more rear head room, 8 mm If this procedure is followed it is unlikely. that major adjustments i in timing and carburetor will be required, added the club. Lend ahand... to clean our land Pitch-in’79 MAY 7—12 (0.3 in.) more front leg room and 53 mm (2.1 in.) more rear leg room, 28 mm (1.1 in.) more front hip room and 23 mm (0.9 in.) more rear hip room-and 10 mm (0.4 in.) more rear shoulder room. --Trunk capacity for coupe models remains the same as last. year, 392.9 litres (13.9 cu. ft.), and GM’s cargo volume index.of the hatch- back sedan is 1159 litres (40.9 cu. ft.), with the rear seat folded down. CONTINUED ON PAGE 85 © THE 1980 PHOENIX hatchback sedan has 7.6 mm (0.3 in.) more ‘rear head room, front and rear leg room and rear hip room, and 27.9 mm (1.1 in.) more front hip room than the 1979 Phoenix sedan. ICBC Repairs Servicing & Mechanical 986-5221 Call Now 1110 W. 14th St. North Vancouver Repairs