Re: Distros specifically designed for children

On 5/29/25 5:01 AM, Marc Haber wrote:

Rich <rich@example.invalid> wrote:

Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com> wrote:

At the moment, all cars that take unleaded petrol take the same size
fuel nozzle at the petrol station.  You do not have a choice when you
buy a car, what size nozzle you can accomodate.  You do not have a
choice, when you go to a petrol station, to use a larger nozzle which
could deliver fuel faster.  The tyranny!

>
That's a leftover from the days of the transition away from leaded
gasoline to unleaded gasoline.  For quite some time, both were
available (from different pumps, obviously) and the smaller unleaded
nozzle opening was meant to prevent folks from accidentally filling
their "unleaded only" vehicle with leaded fuel.  Doing so would very
quickly subject them to a very expensive replacement of a clogged
catlytic converter.  The leaded gas nozzle simply did not fit into the
opening, and served as a huge "hint" that one was trying to pump the
wrong fuel into the tank.

 It still keeps you from filling Diesel into your gasoline car.
 Greetings
Marc
 

   SOME people removed the 'blocker' AND sawed-off,
   reamed or bypassed the catalytic  :-)
   Ultra-'green' state ... butterfly valve ... you
   could cut the catalytic in and out easily. The
   air inspectors did NOT dissect your vehicle, just
   sniffed the tail-pipe. NOT theoretical here folks,
   KNEW people who did this, SAW their set ups. Early
   unleaded gasoline was kind of CRAPPY, often well
   below the rated octane number. Many hated it.
   Actually, it's barely 'gasoline' anymore ... huge
   amount of toluene added for 'octane'. Despite the
   lack of lead, it's in some ways MORE toxic. Too
   much TEL might make you see giant spiders, but
   the unleaded mixes are more carcinogenic.
   But, I suppose some block to filling your gas tank
   with diesel DOES have some uses. Note it doesn't
   keep you from, disastrously, putting gasoline into
   your diesel vehicle.
   Hmmm ... weren't all cars suppose to have turbine,
   or atomic, engines by now - they PROMISED us back
   in the 50s/60s ! They were also supposed to FLY !
   WHERE'S MY DAMNED FLYING CAR ???
   Now, just to be 'on subject', how to use like
   a PI to smartly micro-reg ignition/mix/timing
   on a vehicle for active max-efficiency ?  :-)