[T3] sputtering and bogging down under load - update

[Mike Fisher]

Good work as the distributor orientation for timing is critical.

On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Chris Sheridan <cscsheridan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi, after helping my neighbor load her westfalia into a shipping container,
> I was able to turn my attention back to my fastback, which was sputtering
> and bogging down under load. If you remember I started at the fuel overflow
> hose and checked the flow of fuel at the fuel filter, replaced the fuel
> filter, confirmed steady fuel pressure of 28 pds before and during the
> symptoms while climbing a hill, also switched out the pressure sensor to no
> effect, I was going to test the fuel pump output but after reading some FI
> diagnosis and comments on the list, decided to go back to a basic tune up.
> I found two things, I was unable to time the motor due to clearance issues
> and had to re-orient the distributor drive shaft again to allow proper
> timing. I switched my vacuum advance mechanism with the one off my spare
> distributor. One of those things worked. I was able to set my timing to
> tdc#1 with enough clearance for the distributor, and after increasing the
> rpm adjustment obtained a satisfactory if uneven idle. I drove to work
> today and will continue to monitor the hot running issue I was experiencing
> to see if that was related to the timing or something else.
> -Chris
> 70 fastback FI
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