Re: Painting cars---Heavy Hoods

["Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com>]

Actually I have to run the carbs dry every time I tip up the motor to take
the boat out of the water.  Ive always been able to keep the gas in the tank
fresh for a year though.

Keith

> Keith - I'd be using Sta-bil in the gas for that OB all of the time.  With
> the new gas and small carbs, there is a tendency for the gas to varnish up
&
> go flat in about a month.
> Daryl - 72SB
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com>
> To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 10:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Painting cars---Heavy Hoods
>
>
> > Ive found recently that modern Gas, here in the US anyway, it very
> > problematic and wont give you the gas milage you used to get...
especially
> > the winter blends.
> > My 87 Golf with straight CIS will not start and idle properly hot, for
the
> > first 20 seconds or so, because of vapor lock in the fuel lines.  It
wasnt
> a
> > problem in 87 but it is now and its not a problem with the injections
> > system.
> >
> > Ive also found that my 61 Merc outboard wont start as it used to 10
years
> > ago, needs more choking now. and again... I rebuilt and properly
adjusted
> > the carbs, and finally concluded that its the gas!
> >
> > KEith
> >
> >
> > > > Re/ Mileage for a 72 T3 FI being acceptable at about
> > > > 22 mpg, that's a sort of relief...though the idea of
> > > > VWs being "good on gas" is from an earlier time, I
> > > > suppose, relative to 60s and 70s Belchfire bombs.
> > >
> > > VW gas mileage suffered a lot as the engine displacement went up in
the
> > 60s and
> > > the emissions controls came in.
> > >
> > > > It seems that such cars may not be up to contemporary
> > > > urban area highway levels because of the speed thing.
> > > > Modern cars on 65 MPH highways go 75 and 80+
> > > > routinely, thus making a 65 or even 70 mph VW almost a
> > > > stand-still obstacle.
> >
> >
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