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| Gcotton92203 |
 Nov 28 2014, 07:07 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 14-February 14 From: Bermuda Dunes Ca. Member No.: 17,000 Region Association: Southern California  |
Simple question. 1973 914 2.0 Runs great!. I'm not the original owner, but he says he's always used unleaded and owned the car for over 25 years. I have no idea if the heads have been off & reworked but it seems in 1973 they would have used leaded fuel in this car. And I hear unleaded is hard on valves unless they've been replaced with hardened valves & seats. What's the skinny? Do I need to use an additive or is unleaded premium ok to use?
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| stevegm |
Nov 29 2014, 10:06 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,111 Joined: 14-July 14 From: North Carolina Member No.: 17,633 Region Association: South East States 
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I asked John Forbes (Black Forest Racing) about this today. He said that he hasn't seen any indication that the current gasoline is causing any issues on engines, including the valves. The only thing he said that might be an issue is whether the car has a catalytic converter, and what type of fuel it was designed for.
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Gcotton92203 Unleaded gas Nov 28 2014, 07:07 PM
Johny Blackstain The way I heard the story is Porsche got wind of a... Nov 28 2014, 07:26 PM Cap'n Krusty Engines with hardened (i.e., steel) valve seats do... Nov 28 2014, 07:50 PM Tom_T The 73 2L & all the 914/4s were made to run on... Nov 29 2014, 09:14 PM Dave_Darling Porsche and VW were using the "right stuff... Nov 29 2014, 10:01 PM
SixerJ
I asked John Forbes (Black Forest Racing) about t... Nov 30 2014, 02:38 AM |
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