Birdy
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Post by Birdy on Mar 10, 2009 19:43:12 GMT -1
rite i may be being stupid but
i dont know if my engine is converted to unleaded or not
how would i tell
without w8in for my engine to fook up?
also while im here
i just noticed after i stripped my car down that both heater channels have a lip on them that has about a 1cm gap between them and the actual floor pan is this normal dont think my last bug had a gap the left is new and right dont look that old i think the dude befor me may ave done them as there is some sh!ty welding done on the arches
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Post by sam mcmahon on Mar 10, 2009 21:05:17 GMT -1
Technically any aircooled engine built after 1968 would be fitted with hardened valve seats so they are capable of running on unleaded, my ghia is fitted with a later engine, never been re-built as far as i know and i always use unleaded.
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Post by bennetj on Mar 11, 2009 10:06:13 GMT -1
what should me 1960 bug be?? when i got it iwas told it was the red unleaded.....is this corrct???
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Post by sausage on Mar 11, 2009 13:16:40 GMT -1
i thought red was 4 star  |
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Post by sam mcmahon on Mar 11, 2009 16:01:55 GMT -1
Yeah read is 4 star. Not alot of places sell it do they?
There are additives available so you can run unleaded in older engines
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Post by beetleboy on Mar 11, 2009 18:35:05 GMT -1
thats right sam, its a small bottle with red fluid in it, its a lead replacment i thing its like half a bottle to a full tank of unleaded.
youll struggle to find four star nowadays but the odd place still does it! but i havnt seen a garage that does it for quite a few years.
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Post by judgie on Mar 12, 2009 9:35:42 GMT -1
as long as your not doing mega milage you "should" be ok running any aircooled on unleaded.
all the engines after 68 were designed to be run on it.
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Post by bennetj on Mar 12, 2009 19:41:26 GMT -1
i no that the stuff i was told to put it the car is unleaded for a red pump....i thinks its high performace sodium free or sulphar fre somtihng like that
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Post by bobley on Mar 17, 2009 6:37:06 GMT -1
The unleaded red stuff is LRP - Lead Replacement Petrol. Its hard to find nowdays so a squirt of lead substitute in the tank is your best bet.
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theanimalbus
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Post by theanimalbus on Mar 17, 2009 6:56:04 GMT -1
 I've got a few new bottles of this in the garage, i don't need anymore each bottle covers 250Litres of fuel  Interested ?  |
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Birdy
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Post by Birdy on Mar 17, 2009 19:11:29 GMT -1
I've got a few new bottles of this in the garage, i don't need anymore each bottle covers 250Litres of fuel Interested ? hey ye thatd be great just to be on safe side until i know for sure wont do no harm if it is converted will it? as u can see im not the best mechanic but happy to learn  |
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theanimalbus
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Post by theanimalbus on Mar 19, 2009 6:31:35 GMT -1
Nah when its converted, just stop using it, Saying that tho i had been using it for 3yrs.....everytime we filled up, but been told now probably did'nt need it, but it certainly won't harm your bug dude |
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polly
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Post by polly on Mar 23, 2009 20:39:39 GMT -1
you can run it on normal unleaded, red unleadd is being ruled out and is rare (very) to find, the high octane (super unleaded) is in a red pump at shell is that what you mean? but is not needed normal unleaded is absoultly fine post 68
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Post by bennetj on Mar 27, 2009 13:00:39 GMT -1
so what should i be running a 1960 bug on then? |
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Post by sam mcmahon on Mar 27, 2009 14:55:02 GMT -1
If its the original engine, use unleaded (green pump) with the above additive
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