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Synthetic or Regular Blinker Fluid
Which blinker fluid do you run in your 914?
Synthetic Blinker Fluid (I believe in the new technology) [ 14 ] ** [21.54%]
Regular Blinker Fluid (Our cars were designed for this older fluid) [ 23 ] ** [35.38%]
50/50 Blend of Synthetic/Regular Blinker Fluid (I want the best of both worlds) [ 6 ] ** [9.23%]
I don't use my blinkers, so I don't need the fluid. [ 22 ] ** [33.85%]
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post Dec 5 2016, 10:52 AM
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While I understand the concern about synthetic blinker fluid being susceptible to leaks, that concern is entirely overblown. What's often overlooked, however, is how synthetic blinker fluid is *less* susceptible to redshift when approaching the speed of light, which, of course, renders the blinker inoperative.
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post Dec 5 2016, 01:03 PM
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Is there any of the NOS blinker fluid left for the /6's? If not, is 914rubber making a replacement?
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post Dec 5 2016, 01:06 PM
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QUOTE(boxsterfan @ Dec 5 2016, 11:03 AM) *

Is there any of the NOS blinker fluid left for the /6's? If not, is 914rubber making a replacement?

I think the part # is the same for 70–72 /4s
I am awaiting the launch of Marks new 914fluid.com
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post Dec 5 2016, 01:41 PM
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Swepco only around here. Nothing else comes close.

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post Dec 5 2016, 08:26 PM
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It's impossible to find Swepco fluid; I settled for Mobile full synthetic blinker fluid for high mileage cars.
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post Dec 6 2016, 09:54 AM
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QUOTE(Phoenix-MN @ Dec 2 2016, 02:48 PM) *

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6GsXhBb10k

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The barcode on his bottle is 8 6 7 5 3 0 9 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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post Dec 6 2016, 09:56 AM
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This is what I run..

https://www.amazon.com/Kendall-1057267-Perf...R9BWSC2GS8B8TP1
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post Dec 6 2016, 10:00 AM
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C'mon guys, everyone knows to use synthetic blinker fluid! Regular blinker fluid leaves deposits in your housing that can cause decreased visibility and bulb life. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)
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post Dec 6 2016, 02:05 PM
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QUOTE(Ogchopsticks @ Dec 6 2016, 08:00 AM) *

C'mon guys, everyone knows to use synthetic blinker fluid! Regular blinker fluid leaves deposits in your housing that can cause decreased visibility and bulb life. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)


And the color output with dino blinker fluid is too yellow to pass CA inspections! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
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post Dec 7 2016, 12:08 AM
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I don't know about you girls, but I am upgrading to braided lines.
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post Dec 7 2016, 01:11 AM
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I was in California this last weekend and a Ca. Legislature friend of mine told me that there are tests currently under way for the new corn extract based blinker fluid to meet the Brown Pelican and whale (and possibly snail darter) issues brought up by the EPA. He believed it was closely tied to the corn syrup industry and could potentially bring thousands if not hundreds of jobs to the Central Valley agricultural community. Good news for the farmers in the area connected with this crop and its by-products! The unknown factor in this entire technology apparently rests with the incoming Administration putting the kybash on the whole operation though if the new corn based blinker fluid resembled the color of the PEOTUS toupee... uh, hair. Stay tuned for further developments via Faux News. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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post Dec 7 2016, 02:30 PM
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Oh boy I'm going to up against it in the UK especially when I eventually get the car built and ready for the MOT here I can't find either over here !!!!!

Arrrrrrggggg need advice !
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post Dec 7 2016, 11:06 PM
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If they start putting ethanol blends in blinker fluid, due to the corn lobby buying our legislators... there go the rubber lines.
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post Dec 8 2016, 12:06 AM
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No way....synthetic corn blinker fluid. What is the world coming to.

Everybody knows that the coal based dino blinker fluid will put more people back to work here in the USA and but mostly West Virginia, and are better for our 914's flat tappet blinker relays.

There...I said it.
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post Dec 8 2016, 12:27 AM
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You Muricans are funny ...

Y'all realize that this is a German car and the rest of the world has been using metric blinker fluid for many, many decades, right?
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#myfluidismetric
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post Dec 8 2016, 06:37 AM
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Yes, that's all well and good but what if you have a MY car? I am so confused now I just don't know what to do. I think I will just continue to use 2 parts alcohol and 1 part water. The water molecules are larger than the alcohol molecules thus 1 part of each = <2 parts total. This gives a "packing effect" and actually improved night time range by ~10%. Kind of like what athletes to for high altitude training.
You should try it!
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