[T3] Drove the crate a bit today.

[topnotch at nycap.rr.com]

Yes I did, your right,.,,  BTDT on the NOtch.

Keith



---- Cybernotchback <cybernotchback at yahoo.com> wrote: 
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> Did you change out the the brass bushing in the transmission?  A bad bushing could give the symptoms that you describe.  It could  also be the cables too =)
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> Everything is fine when the car is cold, only when the engine is up to temp
> that the cranking is slow.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Keith
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 11:34 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Drove the crate a bit today.
> 
> On 19 Jul 2012 at 20:40, Keith Park wrote:
> 
> > Got it up on the highway for a few miles, ran good, this thing has pretty
> > good power for a 1500!  Nice low end too.  kinda hunkers down when it
> needs
> > to!  It doesn't like to start when fully warmed up though. just cranks
> slow,
> > strange really.. It does start but usually takes some pumping of the
> pedal.
> > The battery seems good, cranks fine when cold, charging system is working
> > OK,
> > I have welding cable going to the starter and for the ground strap,
> starter
> > relay at the starter but when its really warmed up even on a cool morning
> > it REALLY cranks slow, just about stalls the motor.
> 
> Everything about a 6V system conspires to make things about 4x 
> harder. You have 1/2 the voltage to work with, so every millivolt 
> lost counts double. The starter has to draw twice as much current to 
> make the same power, so every milliohm causes 2x the voltage drop.
> 
> Don't assume that a solidly bolted connection is good. I've seen 
> highly ohmic bolted connections at the solenoid.
> 
> If you have those aftermarket battery post clamps that clamp w/2 
> bolts to the wire, replace them with one piece parts. Those clamped 
> connections go bad in about a year. Nothing is as good as the OE 
> parts.
> 
> Clean the battery posts and make SURE the clamps are all the way down 
> on the posts before you tighten them. Use a screwdriver to spread the 
> clamps so they'll go all the way down. DO NOT hammer them down; that 
> will mean a new battery.
> 
> You could try loosening and retightening EVERY bolt in the starter 
> current loop, ground and hot. Make sure the short braid from solenoid 
> to starter is in good shape. As a last resort, you could think about 
> the battery ground wire routing: Either route it so that it connects 
> to the other end of the same bolt as the tranny ground strap, or make 
> a new ground wire that runs from the battery ground all the way to 
> the tranny. Leave the OE ground strap in place for the low current 
> devices.
> 
> In the end, get someone to measure the battery voltage (post to post, 
> not clamp to clamp) while you're cranking. If it goes much below 6V, 
> you may need a new battery.
> 
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