[T3] Cylinder Performance

[Adriel Rowley]

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> From: jadney at vwtype3.org
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:35:47 -0500
> Subject: Re: [T3] Cylinder Performance
>
> On 18 Jun 2011 at 11:10, Adriel Rowley wrote:
>
> > Good to know about the brush, but I used a wheel, which if I understand
> > correctly, is fine to do.  Why could I not clean it?
>
> It doesn't matter whether the brush is round or straight, hand or
> powered. If it has metal bristles it will leave metal tracks on the
> porcelain.
>
What do you mean by tracks?  Had a ceramics class, and thought porcelain
was only able to be scratched by a very course abrasive. 

> > I use a wire wheel as it cleans the spark plug, rather than having it
> > take up landfill space. ;)  Is there a better way to clean them?
>
> Blasting with glass beads is probably the best, but you have to make
> SURE to get ALL the beads out when you're done.
>
Fine then, will look further into it.  I did spray the plugs to get the 
debris removed.

> > > > Checked four, and was clean as it was when I put it in less than 25
> > > > miles ago (unknown hours though). Therefor, figured number three must
> > > > be getting too much fuel,
>
> > my meter cannot measure wire resistance for some reason.
>
> You may be on the wrong range.
>
> > Overflow is good, however water could have been in the tank.  Here in
> > the land of Socialism and wacko tree huggers, they put corn in the fuel.
> > I get a great magazine called "Skinned Knuckles", and one of the
> > articles was discussing how the ethanol absorbs water, then gets
> > saturated to the point where the fuel then has water in it.  This can
> > happen as the fuel cap sealing ring is dried out and also in a moist
> > climate being by the coast.  The fuel was over a year old, but no
> > longer drain fuel as there is no way to dispose of it other than adding
> > it to the drained oil to be recycled.  The time I did that, they
> > wondered why the oil smelled so bad but I just laughed and left; could
> > have been an issue. I did have an improvement in performance when I put
> > fresh fuel in.  I did take Bob's advice and put in fuel dryer/cleaner,
> > but have not driven it since, though thinking I will today (been paying
> > bills long distance).
>
> I am both a Socialist and a "tree hugger." There's only one
> environment and every bit of it we destroy is one less piece that we
> can pass on to our successors.
>
Sorry if I offended, but think I am not communicating properly.  In the 
manner I am using them, you are neither, especially a tree hugger.  I do
not recall you being vegan, for instance.  We are average Americans that 
care and feel better to do something than do nothing and find out we could 
have done something.  As such, on the Environment, we think quite alike and on 
Socialism a tad.  I believe Socialism only works on a small scale, such as my 
Mennonite heritage but not on a large scale.  This is the problem with 
California: they have been cramming down our throats extreme Environmentalism, 
which at times is needed because Capitalism is sometimes slow or lacking on 
taking action, and at times produced great results.  I have heard stories about 
how El Cajon Valley and especially L.A. Basin were soup bowls full of smog.  We
should though have a choice of whether we want pure gasoline, E10, or E85. When
I went to Iowa and could get pure gasoline, the Mercury ran better, so then 
rather use that until I have the money to get an auto that is more 
Environmentally friendly, such as the T.D.I. I was hoping to get but was not 
blessed with.  For now, the Squareback is the most Environmentally friendly.

> Alcohol certainly makes gas more hydroscopic, but "fuel dryer" is
> also alcohol, nothing more. It just gives the gas somewhat more
> capacity to take water into solution. Water that's in solution is not
> much of a problem; water that's free, floating along the bottom of
> our tank, can cause big problems.
>
I did not see an alcohol on the list, but interesting that it would be: 
makes since as just adding to the ability to hold more water.

What kind of problems?

> I've never had a problem with old gas. I've had cars that have sat
> for years and started up right away, once I put a good battery in
> them.
>
Interesting.  I have read many articles how it turns into a substance that
gums things up.  Why has this not happened to you?

> > What should I do in the future to prevent the fuel getting moister in
> > it?
>
> Moisture absorption is a separate problem and is made worse if the
> tank is only partly full. Changing air pressure & temperature causes
> air to "breathe" in and out of the air space every day. At night, if
> the temp falls to the dew point, dew will also form inside that air
> space and some of it will drip into the gas and fall to the bottom of
> the tank where it will accumulate over time. The best way to deal
> with this is to store the car with the tank full of gas, minimizing
> the amount of air space above it.
>
So that is why P.A. said it is bad to keep a partial tank!  Will keep it
full then when away.

I understand it breaths, thus why I want to some day replace the 
evaporation system: just low priority considering the other tasks.

> > > Your injectors should all be BOSCH with yellow bodies and part number
> > > ending in 007.
> > >
> > They are 007, as I checked when I get them.  If they are not, I would have
> > tossed them (no one wanted the L-Jetronic injectors).  Might have some
> > early black bodies, I.I.R.C..
>
> The black body (001) injectors are also fine, but most of them have
> started leaking externally by now.
>
Will keep that in mine, thank you.


Thank you so very much and have a good day!
Adriel