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Subject:Re: speaking of gas
From:jimt
Date:Sat, 5 Mar 2005 13:23:08 -0700

On 3/5/05 8:00, "Sharon Mendonca" <bobonsharo@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:

> We've owned VW vans for over 30 years and have never used anything but
> regular!!  We buy whatever brand is cheapest!!  You usually see the same gas
> trucks filling different stations in town.  Only difference might be like
> Chevron, Standard or Shell who supposedly add things to their fuel, but
> personally I don't think their high prices justify using them!!  We had
> Cadillacs a few years back and even used regular in them (even though they say
> not to with the V8 engine) and they worked fine, too!
> 
> Sharon Mendonca
> 
> 88 Vanagon GL
> 
> 88 Westy
> 
> 
All gas fuel in the US now have additives in them to meet federal fuel
emissions requirements.  Also the one additive that VW lists in its manuals
is injector cleaner.  Later manuals dropped the listing of injector cleaner
and instead replaced with a phrase to use gasoline with cleaners in it.

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