To your fuel lines, it makes the problem even worse! The fuel filter will act as a reservoir and slow the pace of the fuel down. When you slow that flow, you can starve your beetle. VW like other car makers with their cars, designed the beetle to have the right flow speed. So what does this mean? Well when your gas runs too hot, it slows the flow and speed to the fuel pump and then to your carb. Do a little research on google and you will see that gas today boils even lower than what it takes for water to boil. Today’s gas has more alcohol blend with of course the CRAP corn (ethanol) that goes into it, another thing the gas did not have back then. We now know that the gas today boils at a much lower temperature than it used to when the beetles were first hitting the roads. You may not know this, but another lil tid bit I found out about our gas today may shed some light for ya, it is its boiling temperature. Through more extensive research and testing on our own, we have come up with some solutions to help your VW run better with the present day fuel and hopefully prevent you from experiencing a vapor lock or overheating issue. I plan on doing another video about this problem in the coming weeks with some updated info, but I would like to get your taste buds going today. I did a video about ethanol, vapor lock, fuel filters, and the quality of our gas today. I have spoken about these issues within the past couple of years. This is a constant issue we have been hearing from VW owners across the country. If you let it cool down a bit, she will start right up again, drive for a while and go through the same headache, I have heard it 1000 times. We are heading into summer, and like clock work I will get hammered with emails with people telling me that their beetle starts right up and runs great from the “get go,” but after about 15-30min of driving, the VW loses power and is then tough to restart. Our Gas Today, Vapor lock, and Overheating!
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