[T3] End of school year

[Jim Adney]

On 25 May 2013 at 9:24, Dennis Stiefel wrote:

> Thursday was our last day for the students as they are now out for the
> summer.  I am disappointed the body shop has still not got the doors and
> quarter panels done. The instructor who is NOT a VW guy much less a type 3
> guy says the quarts are so thin and flimsy that they are hard to work with.
> The left one needs more work and body filler than we first thought as it is
> 2 quarters made into one.  The filler cracks after they apply it because the
> quarter flexes as they work it.  To solve this they had to put it on the car
> and do the prep work with them on the car.  But still even with these
> problems it seems like a long time since they have had these 4 panels since
> the first part of November.  They are pretty much ready to paint but now no
> students. I wished now I had just tried to of found a better quarter. 

Too bad you didn't get a better rear quarter. Those should be easy to 
find and maybe that's still a better option to consider over the 
summer. The good news is that anything from '70 to '73 would be fit, 
but the '73 ones might be thinner. I have several here, but finding 
one locally would be better than trying to ship one.

> Meanwhile my guys and I have been working on the engine and electrical.
> We finally got a new turn signal switch put in it as the old one would
> work if you held it in a certain spot. I was quite shocked (but
> pleasantly) when I seen the box it came in said made in Germany.  I was
> expecting more China made stuff. 

There's not enough demand for anyone to bother tooling up to make 
Type 3 parts. What you found must have been NOS. Save your old 
switch; if you don't want it, I'll take it for parts.

> The engine is running better as we got the timing set right on 5
> degrees now or that third mark according to the Bentley.  However it is
> still running rich especially before the engine gets to operating
> temperature.  If I crank it I must let it run till it gets completely
> warmed up or the next time I try to crank it some of the plugs will be
> fouled.  As everybody knows I have double checked the fuel pressure and
> the voltage when running is around the 14.1 to 14.3 range.  Other than
> this the engine runs like a top.

It's probably worth checking the resistances of both temp sensors, 
both hot and cold, to make sure that they don't measure something 
wrong at some point. In general, they are okay, unless you get a 
measurement of zero or infinity.

> The only theory I have is the one Jim gave me a few months ago. He said
> to make sure my gage is right. 

It's a long shot, but always a possibility when everything else seems 
to be eliminated.

Another possibility might be the pressure sensor. I've rebuilt your 
distributor, haven't I?

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