[T3] FI to Carb conversion

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/18/2013 6:50:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rdavid at rochester.rr.com writes:
 
You are SO close to Keith Park, and he is one of the best FI  resources on
this site. My suggestion to you would be to please take Keith  up on his
offer to help you get your ride running with the stock FI. From  what you've
told us, it certainly sounds like the mechanics you have  working on your 
car
don't know enough about FI to get yours running right.  And if they are
asking for help in converting to carbs - they are not very  experienced with
dual carbed type 3's either. I'll bet you Keith can get  your T3 running
good, and it will cost you WAY less than paying someone to  convert your 
ride
to carbs. You may be SO close to having a great running  stock FI  VW - why
not let him look at it first before you shell out  more money to a
questionable mechanic?
 
 
Dave does raise a good point, in that most of your FI is in place, most  of 
it does work, and it had been working up until you had trouble. And being  
close by to Keith, this would probably be your best bet for getting it up 
and  running correctly with the FI, and doing so for minimum cost.
 
However, like Jim mentioned, "quoting Jim,
One more thing: if Joy's problem is dirt/rust in the gas tank, this  
will continue to haunt her either way. Her mechanic installed my  
overflow kit, but that doesn't do anything about the rust & dirt  
that's already there. It's a lot of work to get rid of all that, and  
it's likely that her mechanic didn't do it."
 
This part might take a little longer to correct, and might be the root  
cause of your trouble. You might need the injectors cleaned, and have the pump  
looked at too, not to mention the main lines and pressure regulator might 
have  some of this sediment in them as well. That's part of the reason Jim 
worked on  his vent/overflow kits, as he saw that can cause issues that just 
work their  way thru the entire system (causing other problems down the line).

Bob 65  Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty
64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie
71  Square-vert under  construction


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