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In a message dated 7/17/99 6:30:26 PM Central Daylight Time, vwsquare@hotmail.com writes: 3. Last but not least, i have always been confused about the timing and cheap gas issue. OK, so would there be any harm in running high octane gas in a 1600cc, '72 FI car? Because I know if the octane is too low, you run the risk of knocking (or is it pinging?), but are there l²ãrse affects of running high octane gas (I think the highest I usually see here in Indiana is 91)? Would I then have to set the timing the other way? Would the engine run too hot? Thank you, and I'm sorry this is so long, i am just anxious to get on enjoying this summer with the VW Jacob Schroeder '72 FI Square We had the discussion of octane ratings on the Type34.org website recently, and I expressed displeasure at feeding my 1500-S Type 3 more than it needs. I also saw a discussion on the vwtype3.org website recently. Read what it says on a pump. The ratings are the average of RON and MON, I think. I use 87 Octane in my 1500-S Type 34, and it doesn't knock. I have not timed the car to run cheap fuel, although it needs timing right now and I'll let you know if it knocks. I believe that 87 octane in the USA if equivalent to about 90 octane in Europe. Don Garies dgaries808@aol.com _ Return-Path: <type3-request@vwtype3.org> Received: from aol.com (rly-yg01.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.1]) by air-yg05 (v60.14) with ESMTP; Sat, 17 Jul 1999 19:30:26 -0400 Received: from maria.yourwebhost.com (maria.yourwebhost.com [209.239.45.2]) by rly-yg01.mx.aol.com (v60.14) with ESMTP; Sat, 17 Jul 1999 19:30:11 -0400 Received: (from gregm@localhost) by maria.yourwebhost.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id TAA22534; Sat, 17 Jul 1999 19:30:42 -0400 Resent-Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 19:30:42 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: maria.yourwebhost.com: gregm set sender to type3-request@vwtype3.org using -f Message-ID: <19990717232505.55969.qmail@hotmail.com> X-Originating-IP: [209.43.17.188] From: "Jacob Schroeder" <vwsquare@hotmail.com> To: type3@vwtype3.org Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 18:25:04 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Subject: [T3] Summer Questions (long) Resent-Message-ID: <"OjeFb1.0.TO5.J4Hat"@maria.yourwebhost.com> Resent-From: type3@vwtype3.org X-Mailing-List: <type3@vwtype3.org> archive/latest/14107 X-Loop: type3@vwtype3.org Precedence: list Resent-Sender: type3-request@vwty•aÀContent-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello everyone, 1). with it being summer, it's been great weather here in indiana for VW's except it has been so dang hot. Here's a prob i was experiencing with my square that i'd like some help on. Ok, the car starts up fine, and i can drive it great for about 10 minutes, until, what i believe is happening is that it is getting too hot, where it starts to run rough, and it begins to shake horribly (not side to side, but i guess, front to back, like a really bad slipping clutch), i do know that it is either related to the engine or the transmission because when i push on the clutch the problem goes away, i have no clue where to start trying to fix this. If i haven't been descriptive enough, please ask me and i'll clarify it some more. The engine has less than 100 miles on it since i rebuilt it with all new parts, i just checked the valves (to make sure they weren't way out of whack) and everything checked out, it is a '72 FI Square, i am using Pertronix Electronic Points system (what's that about i recall i heard on here? If anyone knows about that, please let me know) so i know the gap is correct, i just can't figure this out. 2. Ok, when i drive the car on a windy day, this is probably normal, i don't know since this is the first square i've owned and in the bus i used to own i never noticed this, ok, anyways, on windy days when i am driving, whenever the wind gusts, i can hear my engine rev up. Is this just a "natural turbocharging" caused by a lot of air being forced through the air intake slits on the sides on the car, or could this indicate an air leak somewhere? 3. Last but not least, i have always been confused about the timing and cheap gas issue. Ok, so would there be any harm in running high octane gas in a 1600cc, '72 FI car? Because i know if the octane is too low, you run the risk of knocking (or is it pinging?), but are there any adverse affects of running high octane gas (i think the highest i usually see here in inÃZhy 91)? Would i then have to set the timing the other way? Would the engine run too hot? Thank you, and i'm sorry this is so long, i am just anxious to get on enjoying this summer with the VW Jacob Schroeder '72 FI Square _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe