[T3] New Distributor Same Results, 034

[Craigs List]

"Adam, since it's been the same exact thing, if it's exact, through 3 diff
dizzys, maybe it's the NEW carbs/jets?!?! Has that portion been ruled
out/verifed working correctly. Are they brand new or were they working on
another T3/VW before hand. Carb Jets can cause your problem descrip, from
what I've heard.

Just shooting out some ideas."

Thanks for throwing it out there. That is the reason we are talking about
tuning with an LM1: so that we can rule out the carb tune. Along those
lines, I have asked 3 reputable Dellorto people what tune they would
recommend for my car, with my setup, at my elevation, and they all three
recommended the jet/venturi/tune that I have in it now. That does not mean
they are all right, but I would assume that they are.

I also had this same issue when I had the Dell 40's on before. The switch
to 36's was to try and cure this problem. That is why I have moved on to
other things. I am 80% confident that the carbs are right, but I will not
know for sure till I get an LM1 on to see what is going on fuel wise at low
RPM.

With the Dell 40's, 28mm venturi, 180 airs, 115 mains...I switched between
50, 55 and 60 idle jets. None of it helped. I am running the the 36's now
with 28mm venturi, 180 air, 115 mains and 55 idles. If this sounds off to
anyone, please let me know. Glenn in town, someone reputable at the
shoptalk forum and David at Blackline Racing all recommended that
jet/venturi combo when told about my car.

Again, I appreciate you throwing it out there. I think the Carb area is
covered. If anyone sees differently, please let me know. Once I get the LM1
hooked up I will see exactly what is going on.


On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 11:08 AM, J L Stamey <jlstamey at gmail.com> wrote:

> Adam, since it's been the same exact thing, if it's exact, through 3 diff
> dizzys, maybe it's the NEW carbs/jets?!?! Has that portion been ruled
> out/verifed working correctly. Are they brand new or were they working on
> another T3/VW before hand. Carb Jets can cause your problem descrip, from
> what I've heard.
>
> Just shooting out some ideas.
>
> PS - this T3 list makes me a smarter person wtih cars and in general and I
> love it.
> Thank you all. Esp Jim! VERY knowledgable in general about our cars, you've
> helped me countless times, I appreciate it much!
> RIP Russ.... tearing up now as I type. :(
>
>
>
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> As many of you know, I am now on my 3rd distributor with very little change
> in how my car acts at low RPM. I started a new thread to try and collect
> the ideas of those who have not joined the other conversation.
>
> Max and I are getting together this afternoon to try a few things that are
> not common to see if we can narrow down the problem. It is always nice to
> have a fresh set of eyes looking over the problem to see if I have missed
> something.
>
> As far as my situation, I have an extreme bog / flat spot /
> fall-on-you-face at low rpm. This is acceleration off the line or
> acceleration from cruise that is in the lower RPM. This happens at part
> throttle, full throttle or barley any throttle. It is so bad that I have to
> flutter the car off the line until I get into the higher RPM's. What I am
> looking for are idea that are out of the box.
>
> For those who don't know, I have recently gone from a set of Dell 40's to a
> set of Dell 36's. I made this switch because I thought that the Dell 40's,
> being so big, were causing an issue with tuning. Now that the 36's are on
> (a set refurbished by ACE / Blackline Racing) I am confident that I have a
> problem beyond the carbs.
>
> Along those lines, I am on my 3rd distributor combination. none of the
> distributor changes have made a difference. I have had a 009 on there, a
> 205L FI distributor and now a 034 SVDA to try and get some relief. All of
> them have acted the same.
>
> What I am guessing now is that the Dells do not have enough vacuum at low
> RPM to make an effective change to pull that vacuum advance. Or maybe the
> load of an automatic and Dells is a non-working combination? That is some
> of what Max and I are going to test today.
>
> Any crazy ideas out there, I am willing to listen. It is not a stock
> combination, but I have't gone extreme. I think that this should work. I am
> quite puzzled what is going on unless I have some strange situation that I
> have no seen. I'm stumped!
>
> Adam
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