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 jaymesobryen
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| posted on June 9th, 2005 at 12:51 PM |
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Just got a Type 3 fastback,...please help
Hi I was wondering if anyone can tell me what sort of fuel my '72 1600tl fastback takes, I have no experience with VW but have fallen in love with my
new/old car.
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crewcabconnection
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| posted on June 9th, 2005 at 12:54 PM |
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I run my VWs on premium unleaded, not regular unleaded as the octane is too low, do you have a flux capacitor? getting fuel cells for those in this
day and age is a hassle.
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VWCOOL
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| posted on June 9th, 2005 at 12:58 PM |
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I run std unleaded in my old std VW.. no worries so far. (I think the flux capacitor was a joke from Back To The Future...?)
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PurpleT3
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| posted on June 9th, 2005 at 01:50 PM |
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Either premium or regular will do. You only need 91 octane according to the owners manual. Some people also chuck in a bit of valve saver, but this
is an issue that has caused much debate in the past.
Either way, welcome to the forum and the type 3 family. It's good to see another late model fasty owner.
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NiceWhiteCar
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| posted on June 9th, 2005 at 04:43 PM |
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Do you have a pic of your newold car, I always look looking at Fasties 
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toecutter
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| posted on June 9th, 2005 at 05:28 PM |
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I always use Premiuim petrol with valve saver as recommend by my local vw bloke. |
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| posted on June 12th, 2005 at 10:07 AM |
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Hi,
You should register your type 3 with the registery. Go yo general chit chat and find the link... oh, and welcome
Turbo54
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| posted on June 12th, 2005 at 06:46 PM |
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Hey, I use standard unleaded in my 73, both when it had dual carbies and with fuel injection. But I have 044 heads installed!! Its running good and
every now and then I put some valve lubricator in there. Its been that way for about 9000 miles now!!
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