[T3] Conversion back to FI a success

[Jim Adney]

On 29 Jul 2012 at 22:57, R. David wrote:

> The pressure was really only at 22 before this weekend, so obviously there
> was a big difference once we bumped it up.

Yes, that's a huge difference.

> It was then I could feel with my finger over the epoxy-less PS screw
> that is was sucking air there. I know there is a diaphram inside the
> PS, and if it's sucking air thru the screw - to me that means the
> diaphram is leaking; therefore it can't move the way it is intended. 

There's no diaphram in the '69-9 PS, only in the middle generation 
'70-1s, but the lack of epoxy means that it's been tampered with. The 
tampering, plus the air leak, should make the rest of the difference, 
at least after it gets a fresh tuneup and valve adj.

> Steve said he was going to open up the old PS and see what he can see.

I can recalibrate it for him if he's interested. I reseal the screw 
afterwards and that should give him a good spare.

> *BTW, don't forget to install the Belleville washers. They are a
> *"must" in the '68-9 FI cars.  ;-)
> 
> Steve said he was going to do this.

Good, otherwise he'll be looking at an unexplained problem a couple 
months from now.

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