We have found several Filling Stations locally selling E5 Petrol. Esso, and Texaco both within about 3 Miles. Shell about 8 Miles. I’ve always relied on Morrisons, Asda, Sainsburys for both Petrol and Diesel, until now.

Steve

Syphoned all the E10 Petrol out of the Tank of our 1966 Beetle and put it into our Audi A2, which now has a 3/4 Full Tank. Went to do the same on our 1972 Type 3 Variant but my Syphon Tube would not reach down the Filler Pipe and into the bottom of the Tank. The 1966 Beetle Filler Neck & Cap are of ...

I went out and found Esso E5 ( Premium or Super or something ? ) 99 Octane !

4.54 Litres = 1 Gallon Cost £6.76

Will that do ?

Regards,

Steve

Steve

So am I looking for E5 Super 97 Octane or E5 Premium 97 Octane ? Or are Super and Premium the same thing please ?

I looked at Asda in Kendal this evening. Looked like all the Petrol Pumps were labelled E10, so I probably have used some unwittingly. I’ll try not to use it again and stick to only Super / Premium E5 97 Octane.

First I heard about it was this weekend when Lakeland Historic Car Club ( LHCC ) sent an email Petition about it out to all Club Members, which we are.

Sorry if this has already been discussed on here. If it has then I’ve missed out on it completely ! Got my weekly update email from Money Saving Expert which has a bit about some new Petrol described as E10 on Sale from 1st September. May not be suitable for about 600,000 Cars. It replaces E5 95 Oct...

Camskill Tyres List 165 80 15 in Avon but at £128.50 ! Vredestein Sprint Classic £122.90 ! Then they go down into the £60 odd bracket with Nankang, Continental CT22 at £61.20. Radar. Toyo £55.95. Maxis. All the way down to Vredestein T Trac at only £41.60 ! They unfortunately have a modern Tread Pat...

Thank you. Jane Terry says she will have a look at it for me this morning. My Insurer allows me to do a Self Valuation of up to £10,000 without an Expert Valuer / Club Official doing one.

Who can we ask for Valuations for Agreed Value Insurance please ? Renewal of the Agreed Valuation on our 1972 Type 3 1600A Variant Automatic is due 1st Sept. I usually ask Paul Irving, IRVs VW Restorations but he seems to be away on holiday, so I’ve just tried emailing Jane Terry, Volksfamers. Regar...

After the “ Body Off “ Resto. of our 1972 Type 3 Automatic Variant I was going to fit 5 New Vredestein 165 x 15 Sprint +. However our Tyre man suggested 165 x 15 Tyres may be difficult to source in the future and recommended 185 65 15 as the nearest size that would be likely to remain available for ...

Have you tried Part Number 311 853 587 ? From what I remember on my 1972 Type 3 Variant the Clips were a larger than usual version of the White Nylon ones with 4 sort of Arms and Pin that pushes into Holes in the Sills. I’ve just googled 311 853 587 Suppliers like CSP CIP Wolfsburg West show them to...

emailed Pilkington Classic to check availability of Type 3 Windscreen. No reply as yet. IRVs latest snag was that my Windscreen Seal is cracking. I’ve not looked if that is true yet but it is the only Window Seal that has ever been changed on my 1972 Variant. All the Side Window Seals and the Only T...

Collected the Type 3 from IRVs VW Restorations 22nd October with all the Fresh Air Box rebuilt and all the Under Bonnet area re painted. Went away to the Cairngorms for a week only 2 Days later. Not had the chance, or the weather, to take any photos yet.

Steve

Are New Screens available please ? IRV said I should just take it to Lakeland Windscreens or any other local Windscreen Specialist. Don’t know what he is worried about. He took all the Windows out of our 1966 Beetle when he did the Body Off Resto. then refitted them with all new Metal Insert Trims. ...

The Fresh Airbox / Bulkhead has now been re fabricated and all the under Bonnet area newly painted by IRVs VW Restorations. The other job I wanted doing was to fit a new bright metal Windscreen Insert Trim. IRV now says he does not want to do it as the Windscreen might break. How do I get it done pl...

Yes. That’s great.

Thank you.

Thank you. That’s great but all I was after was Photos of how it should look under the Bonnet when correct and as original from the factory.

Steve

Never seen one like that before ! My 1972 Type does not have one. The Filler Pipe is held in place by the big Grommet through the Inner Wing.

Try Brakes International - brakesint.co.uk email : sales@brakesint.co.uk They are in Bolton and Rochdale. They do Budweg Reconditioned Calipers as new but with Stainless Steel Pistons and Repair Kits / Stainless Steel Pistons. I bought a Pair of the Reconditioned Calipers when I rebuilt the whole Br...

Please can anyone let me see a photo of exactly how the Fresh Air Box / Bulkhead should look when Original ? Dropped our 1972 off at IRVs VW Restorations, Barrow In Furness yesterday to get that repaired. I was hoping to get Paul ( IRV ) a Photo he could work to. He’s got a nice Grey with Red Interi...

Don’t have a Radio in the 1966 Beetle. There is a Blaupunkt Radio in the Type 3 Auto Variant. It was already fitted when I bought the car in 1988. Fitted a new good quality Aerial on the Wing after the Body Off rebuild. Still don’t use the Radio. I’m just worried our Petrol Engines may be banned fro...

Have you checked your Vacuum Advance Unit Diaphragm is intact ? I know my Automatic Type 3 is not Fuel Injected but it used to have a similar problem - Engine dying and cutting out when waiting to pull out at junctions, traffic lights etc. I took the Distributor off and found all that blowing and su...

Apologies if there’s a Thread already posted on this. Did everyone watch Vintage Voltage last week ? It was repeated this morning. Converting a Karmann Ghia to Electric. I emailed them to ask how they could Convert the Type 3 Automatic Variant to Electric when the Automatic Transmission uses Manifol...

Rob, I had not seen this until today. I had no idea how much they cost. Will just have to let you try the 4 that I have, and let you decide what is a fair deal if they are OK

See you tomorrow.

Steve