[T3] Opposite of Terri's problem

[Dave Hall]

Just a note about those electromagnetic idle jets.  Don't gas-up full and
park with the front steeply uphill unless you have the cut-off jets fitted.
Fuel can flow into the cylinder and lock the engine.  If you try a rolling
start, it could bend a con-rod.   

We had a hydraulic lock occur on a '64 1500S which didn't have these fitted
originally, and the starter wouldn't turn the engine over, but fortunately,
my father just let the car roll down into the street and left it, and a
couple of hours later when he tried again, it was fine.  The service manager
showed dad a bent conrod from someone who had tried to bump start theirs
when they had the same thing happen.

It should be a g50 idle jet (not a 55).

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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Subject: Re: [T3] Opposite of Terri's problem

In a message dated 11/18/2013 10:34:39 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jaransont3 at comcast.net writes:
 
> The hunt is on. Found an old one for 9 bicks on fleabay and a  new one
there
> as well for 50. Do these fail pretty easy or do they  have good
longevity? 

I had the idle cut-off jet vibrate loose on my  possessed left carb on 
Sophy on the way back from the Colorado Springs  Invasion.  It did not fall
all 
the way out, but it did make for poor  running.  Big air-leak on that carb.





Like John said, they mainly fail by falling out, or getting knocked  
against something. I've had both sides try and vibrate out before I swapped
to  
the mechanical version. Once I did that, I didn't have any more issues with

them. I think I did that back in 1992 or there abouts. They're still in that

set of carbs, and they're on my 65 Notch. I'd like to say I got them from 
CIP,  but it could have AirCooled.net, or CB Performance. I've slept since 
then.  ;-)

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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