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Luke Helsel (by way of Greg Merritt) wrote: > > --Hi guys (and gals). > I am a little new to the VW scene, and I was wondering how I could > get my T3 to run on unleaded (1967 dual carb 1600). Do i have to change > valves, or can I just adjust them, or any additonal mods to get it to run > on unleaded. Also, does anyone know what the front floor vents are > supposed to look like? Mine are all rusted to heck and I cant figure out > what they should look like. > > -Luke Helsel > > -67' Fastback Luke, As I understand it, the leaded gas did two things for your motor. 1) It bumped up the octane rating 2) it lubricated your valve guides. So if you still have your original heads etc, you will want to run higher octane gas to avoid knock/pinging. As for the valves, I think you can install "self lubing" ones (what ever that means). Will the real experts step forward... Peter Parker '66 Square; Phillip Portland, OR USA