I used to work for a company that had a fleet of gas powered vans
(like bread vans) and they had a huge fuel pilferage issue. This was
when all cars had catalysts and the state had vehicle inspections,
however, the vans were over the GVW limit and had more lenient
eemissions. No cat con, no o2 sensor.

Without prior announcement, they started filling the company gas
storage tank with 100 octane aviation gasoline. This was not illegal
then and did not involve road tax evasion (they paid quarterly on their
mileage). The vans ran on the stuff pretty well. The cars started
having mysterious problems and everyone with a late model car who was
tapping the company can started having issues. Like replacing the cat
con and 02 sensor on next emissions test...if the cat con didn't plug
up first.

Fuel pilferage quit for the most part after that. However, the next
order of vans were LP Gas burners, which well and truly stopped
pilferage and made for much longer-lived engines.

 

I takes a long time to clog a catalytic convert using leaded fuel,
at least for me about hundred thousand miles before my '78 Bronco would
only go about fifty five miles and hour all out and sounded like a jet
on take off.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

calcerise@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> I used to work for a company that had a fleet of gas powered vans
> (like bread vans) and they had a huge fuel pilferage issue. This was
> when all cars had catalysts and the state had vehicle inspections,
> however, the vans were over the GVW limit and had more lenient
> eemissions. No cat con, no o2 sensor.
>
> Without prior announcement, they started filling the company gas
> storage tank with 100 octane aviation gasoline. This was not illegal
> then and did not involve road tax evasion (they paid quarterly on their
> mileage). The vans ran on the stuff pretty well. The cars started
> having mysterious problems and everyone with a late model car who was
> tapping the company can started having issues. Like replacing the cat
> con and 02 sensor on next emissions test...if the cat con didn't plug
> up first.
>
> Fuel pilferage quit for the most part after that. However, the next
> order of vans were LP Gas burners, which well and truly stopped
> pilferage and made for much longer-lived engines.

 

I takes a long time to clog a catalytic convert using leaded fuel,
at least for me about hundred thousand miles before my '78 Bronco would
only go about fifty five miles and hour all out and sounded like a jet
on take off.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

calcerise@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> I used to work for a company that had a fleet of gas powered vans
> (like bread vans) and they had a huge fuel pilferage issue. This was
> when all cars had catalysts and the state had vehicle inspections,
> however, the vans were over the GVW limit and had more lenient
> eemissions. No cat con, no o2 sensor.
>
> Without prior announcement, they started filling the company gas
> storage tank with 100 octane aviation gasoline. This was not illegal
> then and did not involve road tax evasion (they paid quarterly on their
> mileage). The vans ran on the stuff pretty well. The cars started
> having mysterious problems and everyone with a late model car who was
> tapping the company can started having issues. Like replacing the cat
> con and 02 sensor on next emissions test...if the cat con didn't plug
> up first.
>
> Fuel pilferage quit for the most part after that. However, the next
> order of vans were LP Gas burners, which well and truly stopped
> pilferage and made for much longer-lived engines.

 

I takes a long time to clog a catalytic convert using leaded fuel,
at least for me about hundred thousand miles before my '78 Bronco would
only go about fifty five miles and hour all out and sounded like a jet
on take off.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

calcerise@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> I used to work for a company that had a fleet of gas powered vans
> (like bread vans) and they had a huge fuel pilferage issue. This was
> when all cars had catalysts and the state had vehicle inspections,
> however, the vans were over the GVW limit and had more lenient
> eemissions. No cat con, no o2 sensor.
>
> Without prior announcement, they started filling the company gas
> storage tank with 100 octane aviation gasoline. This was not illegal
> then and did not involve road tax evasion (they paid quarterly on their
> mileage). The vans ran on the stuff pretty well. The cars started
> having mysterious problems and everyone with a late model car who was
> tapping the company can started having issues. Like replacing the cat
> con and 02 sensor on next emissions test...if the cat con didn't plug
> up first.
>
> Fuel pilferage quit for the most part after that. However, the next
> order of vans were LP Gas burners, which well and truly stopped
> pilferage and made for much longer-lived engines.

 

I takes a long time to clog a catalytic convert using leaded fuel,
at least for me about hundred thousand miles before my '78 Bronco would
only go about fifty five miles and hour all out and sounded like a jet
on take off.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

calcerise@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> I used to work for a company that had a fleet of gas powered vans
> (like bread vans) and they had a huge fuel pilferage issue. This was
> when all cars had catalysts and the state had vehicle inspections,
> however, the vans were over the GVW limit and had more lenient
> eemissions. No cat con, no o2 sensor.
>
> Without prior announcement, they started filling the company gas
> storage tank with 100 octane aviation gasoline. This was not illegal
> then and did not involve road tax evasion (they paid quarterly on their
> mileage). The vans ran on the stuff pretty well. The cars started
> having mysterious problems and everyone with a late model car who was
> tapping the company can started having issues. Like replacing the cat
> con and 02 sensor on next emissions test...if the cat con didn't plug
> up first.
>
> Fuel pilferage quit for the most part after that. However, the next
> order of vans were LP Gas burners, which well and truly stopped
> pilferage and made for much longer-lived engines.