[T3] A new T-34 owner?

[Keith Park]

That’s the clutch setup Ive always used in the Square, seems to be the best
for stock use, once in a while a spring breaks in the disc but it just
clunks a bit when engaging and doesn’t cause any problem.  Pedal feel is
much lighter with the diaphragm disc instead of the lever type.

I had one of those retainers break when I first got Hothe, it jammed in the
starter drive and kept it engaged... burned out the starter drive pretty
good by the time I got it home 15 miles later!

Keith


Top Notch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
71 Squareback "Hothe"
65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
87 golf "Winterat"
93 RX7 "Redstur"


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Update time..... 



I got the Ghia all put back together and running.  Never did find a
definitive cause for the clutch issues.  The pedal cluster was fine. The
cable was fine.  The only issue I found in all of it was the missing clip
for the throw-out bearing.  I suppose it could have caused a problem if the
errant clip bounced around in there or something.  I don't know.  Doesn't
matter since it is all good now.  I did put in a different clutch disk. 
Going from a rigid disk to a spring disk.  The pressure plate is a Sachs
multi-finger unit, not the 3 arm version. I lubed everything up good. 



I am still happy I went through the trouble to pull the engine since I found
and was able to fix a bunch of little things. 



I did have some trouble with the new 67 distributor.  I now believe it was
all operator error on my part.  I installed the rebuilt 67 distributor,
roughly static timed it and with a little encouragement she started up. 
Wouldn't idle very good eventually died when I tried to go from the gas
pedal to the back of the car to keep it running.  After that I could not get
it to refire.  It was like it wasn't getting spark....so I hooked up my
inductive timing light and sure enough...no spark.  I check all the
connections and such and still no spark.  I swapped out the coil...still no
spark.  Pulled the distributor and swapped out the condensor with an extra
that I had.  Tried it and had spark...at least briefly...and then nothing 
As a sanity check, I pulled the 67 distributor and popped the 009 back in. 
I couldn't get the timing close since I had moved the drive gear and the
condensor was hitting the fuel pump...but it at least tried to start and run
and I had spark.  



One thing I did different when putting the 009 back in was to wrap the
electrical connect between the green condensor wire and the short extension
that had been installed between it and the coil.  The green wire from the
condensor was too short to start with.  I had used this little extension in
all the previous attempts and was starting to suspect that maybe the exposed
connectors were shorting to the engine tin and destroying the condensor. 
Reasonable?  Possible? Probable? 



Of course, now I did not have a proper, known good condensor for the 67
distributor. (will be sourcing some soon)... So instead I pulled a known
good FI Type 3 distributor and popped that in, rearranged the plug wires
properly, static timed it, didn't need the wire extension for this one and
she fired right up.  Adjusted the idle up a little to around 800 or so and
timed it at 7.5 BTDC.  She idled away happily for as long as I wanted.  This
was about midnight last night, so I did not take it out on the road for a
test drive, but all seems good for now and will certainly be good enough for
the couple of block drive over to Greenfield Village for the show over the
weekend. 



I will swap in the proper distributor once I source a new condensor. 



Happy Ghia and happy owners... 



Later, 

John Jaranson 

www.carartbyjohn.com
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