[T3] Engine "missing"

[Gary Forsmo]

1) Check the dwell, to see if the rubbing block on the points has
worn.

Jim ... And how do I know "worn" from just normal wear from running.  I'm
sure you would have checked this when you did my engine tune-up.

2) Check each SP connector for ~1000 Ohms. The resistors eventually
go open and leave a gap, which the spark will sometimes jump,
sometimes not.

~ 1000 ohms ... Spark Plug Connector from dizzy to the right-angle
connector at spark plug end?

3) Check the rotor for ~5000 Ohms. They go open on rare occasions,
same as the SP connectors.

Remove the dizzy cap?  Pull of the dizzy rotor off of the shaft? Check for
~5000 from the center to the end, which points to the 4 SP connectors.

4) Lie down on the ground behind your car and reach under the fan
housing with a stick or toothpick. Find the drain hole that's next to
the crack between the fan housing halves. Clear it out. Water can
collect there when it rains and then get blown onto the SPs when you
start the engine. This will give rough running until the engine gets
warm enough to dry everything off.

When the '69 is up on the rack for wheel alignment, I'll check for blockage
of the drain hole, as you described.

Gary "Frito" - '69 Variant, FI, MT
Rockport, TX (winter)
Lake Geneva, WI (summer)
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20130918/03d90f36/attachment.htm>