[T3] 1 month from yesterday!!!

[Dave Hall]

Easy to say so after you've told us wjat was wrong, but I've had similar 3
times on VWs.  First time there was a bit of dirt in the points, second time
the points return spring had broken, third time was someone else with dirty
points.

A sudden stop with no warning does seem more likely to be ignition than
fuel, which usually causes spits and misfires before actually stopping.

It doesn't matter how many times I overlook the simplest item, I always seem
to be capable of making the same mistake over again!

I had a lot of trouble keeping the engine running - the balance pipe kept
dropping off the carb due to one split rubber, then another! I re-did all of
them in the end and ensured they were the right lengths, and not straining
anything - big difference not having an air-leak there.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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Bobsnotch at aol.com
Sent: 21 May 2012 04:50
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] 1 month from yesterday!!!

 
In a message dated 5/20/2012 10:53:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
topnotch at nycap.rr.com writes:

I took  the Crate out today, only been sitting since last October and  a
no-start.  The right carb wasn't filling and the left didn't get gas  out of
the bowl.  Took the tops off and blew things out with choke  cleaner and it
started, didn't run too bad, made it home anyway (2mi)   I REALLY need to
drive it and THIS is the year!



We tried to take Wolfie to the MI Vintage Festival today. Got about an hour
from the house (57 miles) when it just stopped running (like it just shut
off). Called John for help, as he was the only one I knew anywhere close by
(this was after I had tried to get it going again for 45 minutes), and he
pulled  us back to his house. After some food and a little unwind time, I
replaced the  fuel pump, and still no run, swapped the coil, still no run,
got out the volt  meter, and verified I had power to the coil. Popped the
cap off, and we were  looking at the ignition points (checking that they did
open), and found that the  plastic piece that holds the moveable part to the
stationary part had slipped  out of it's slot. put in back in place,
re-installed the cap, and it fired right  up. Apparently that piece had
moved just enough to ground out the points, not  allowing the car to start.
:O  BS'ed a little while more, did an in-prompt  to  photo op, and said our
good by's, and drove all the way back home  without any real issues (need to
re-synch the carbs, and toss a  timing light on it again). Not quite a good
day (break down and not  making the show), but not a bad T-3 day in the end.
: ) Still have a couple of  minor things I need to look at in the next 3
weeks, but all in all a good  shakedown test drive. : ) So we're getting
closer to being "road ready".  ;-)
 
I'd like to say Thank You to John and Jill for rescuing us on the side of
I-94 (about 7 or 8 miles from their home), giving me a ride to the parts
store,  and allowing me to use his floor jack (so I can get my fat a$$ under
the front  of the car), but mostly for helping us out when we needed it.  
Thank You. : )  

Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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