[T3] Gauges
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Thu Mar 17 16:37:24 PDT 2011
In a message dated 3/17/2011 10:13:59 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
dlstiefel at dekalbk12.org writes:
> How would fuel affect the temperature of the engine?
>
> Thank you,
> Adriel
>
Cheap or low octane fuel causes pre-igniting or pinging which can cause
an engine to over heat.
Dennis Stiefel
Rainsville,AL, USA
Thank You Dennis. This is exactly what I was going to say. I found this
out, after eating number 4 exhaust valve in 2 different engines that I had in
my 76 bug. After I rebuilt the OE cased engine (it only broke the cam in
half (when the valve head passed thru the piston), rather than tearing up the
case like the 2nd engine did), I made myself a promise not to use anything
less than 91 octane gas in my air cooled VWs. I haven't had an issue with
it happening since I made that decision back in 1995.
Bob 65 Notch S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
71 Notch (Krunchy)
64 T-34 Ghia (Wolfie)
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