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

[Keith Park]

Ya know, I may have got the faceplate flipped over!  That might put the red
hash mark in a meaningful place.  I haven't had time to put the clock on the
bench yet but SOON.

As for the timing, I was thinking of maybe putting it at 7.5 to compensate
for todays crappy 93 octane ethanol, Ill try 5BTDC.  SOMETIMES it runs much
better than other times, especially if Ive had it up on the highway for any
time, then it runs pretty good, but it wont start after that!

I cleaned out both carbs last night, checked the float setting, one had a
little dirt in the bottom of the bowl.  I wanted to swapout the coil but I
have no idea what happened to the Notchbacks original 6V coil so I don't
have a spare.

I did a compression test too,  1)126  2)121  3)90  4)96
This tells me that with domies in there, IF they still are, its shot. It
will knock and ping pretty easy with cheap gas in it so Im thinking it still
has the domies, Im confident the engine has never been apart.  The engine
may only have 33Kmi on it but with the work hours as a delivery vehicle....

On a bright note, after considerable fiddling I got the drivers seat release
cable to work, the factory clamps don't hold the housing well enough in the
front so I made some better ones, and lubed things up better.  The right
cable is frozen... it looked fine, but im working on it with some oil, so
then that one should work too!  Its inspiring knowing that they SHOULD be
able to work properly!

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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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 12:07 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Spent some time with the Crate...

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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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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