[T3] its not the plugs

[Keith Park]

93 octane, it's a stock 1500 but with flat top pistons, I think that's 7.7:1

Keith


Top Notch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
71 Squareback "Hothe"
65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
87 golf "Winterat"
93 RX7 "Redstur"

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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of B Fye
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 8:30 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] its not the plugs

What octane?

Brian Fye

> On Oct 2, 2013, at 5:26 PM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> Well I certainly do love my instruments but right now the AFR is not in
the
> cards, I don't have a bung and I don't have the drill bit for drilling it
> either.  Just have a few days left before the weather takes a dump for the
> rest of the year and Im all done.
> 
> I put the brazillain plugs back in and increased the accelerator pump
stroke
> just a bit and Ill see what happens, that wont help the intermittent
missing
> under throttle but it should get the stumble out, and that's mostly all
> that's left now... unless it gets really cold, but I probably wont be
> driving it by then.
> 
> Besides, back in the day these were set up and diagnosed without ANY
> instrumentation,  Uh oh, DID I SAY THAT?!?
> 
> This statement will self destruct in 
> 5
> 4
> 3
> 2
> 1...
> 
> Poof!
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Brian
Fye
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 10:25 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] its not the plugs
> 
> I will say it again.  Put the A/F meter on it and see what it is doing
> where.  RIght now, you are just guessing and that is not the Keith I know!
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Well the new plugs didn't change anything in the crate, still
intermittent
>> miss under half or more load and hesitation when accelerating under light
>> throttle
>> However.
>> 
>> This is VERY temperature dependant
>> 
>> 45F, runs fine under light throttle, but stumbles when putting your foot
>> into it and misses when under moderate throttle.
>> 65F, runs much better, but some degree of the above
>> 75F, runs perfectly under all throttles.
>> 
>> The way I have it adjusted now, it is consistant at the above
temperatures
>> each time I drive it at them
>> 
>> Now Ive never had an engine that was so dependant on temperature for its
>> mixture before, (insert Fuel injection comment here)
>> But how should I attack this? One more size up in jets doesn't solve it
> and
>> it actually runs a bit worse and it gets into trouble with short start
ups
>> This way.  Keep richening the mixture so it runs properly when its cold
>> too?
>> 
>> If I don't get this worked out soon I will have to wait till next spring,
>> then I may not have the cold weather for long..
>> 
>> Keith
>> 
>> 
>> Top Notch Restorations
>> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
>> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
>> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
>> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
>> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
>> 87 golf "Winterat"
>> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>> 
>> 
>> 
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