[T3] Spent some time with the Crate...

[Jim Adney]

On 13 Aug 2012 at 21:36, Keith Park wrote:

> Set the points gap, set the timing to 10BTDC, sync'd the carbs, cleaned the
> plugs, checked the wires, cap and rotor..  Still hates starting hot.
> Sometimes it cranks slow, sometimes not, when it does start it runs fine
> although there is an intermittent miss. I think the left carb may have a
> leaky float seat, I need to check that out.

Do me a favor (rememer, you OWE me!) and time it to 5 BTDC at idle, 
and see if that improves anything.

> Anybody else notice that the hash marks on the 100MPH S speedos (64-5 only)
> don't line up with the MPH readings?

I've no experience with those, but I sometimes get early speedos that 
have been taken apart and assembled improperly. I've even done it 
myself, as Dave can attest.

There is a little dimple that must be aligned with a tit on the hash 
plate. If you flip the plate over that dimple can still be aligned, 
but the hash marks will be wrong (that's what I did.)

Or the dimple and tit can be ignored and forced together wrong.

Either way will leave things screwed up.

BTW, any luck with your clock that ran too fast?

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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