[T3] PDSIT

Mike Fisher fisherfarms at gmail.com
Fri Jul 24 09:29:35 PDT 2015


Yahoo/AOL messages are being sent to Spam by my gmail account too.

On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 4:47 AM, Dave Hall <dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk> wrote:

> Problems with false spam-positives are more likely due to your mail client,
> Adam. I don't remember ever having problems with the list marking things as
> spam, or missed emails, but then I filter my spam manually - around 100 a
> day!
>
> On the UK Forum, I get a lot of trouble from gmail clients setting up to
> sell us kitchens or other non-VW related things.  Maybe Gmail are reacting
> to mail posted out to multiple addresses.
>
> On the matter of electromagnetic idle cut-off jets in Solex carbs, they are
> important for our Type 3s as the flat nature of the Type 3 engine makes it
> possible for fuel from a full tank to dribble into a cylinder when parked
> nose up on a steep hill.  That can cause a hydraulic lock in a cylinder and
> will bend a crankshaft if 'bump started' in that condition.  We had it
> happen to our new 1964 Squareback, but dad avoided damage by rolling it
> onto
> a level road, without trying to bump start it.  The service manager showed
> him a connecting rod that had been bent in another new Squareback.
>
> I can imagine somewhere like San Francisco would have generated quite a few
> goodwill claims for VW due to this problem if they had imported them back
> then!
>
> VW subsequently fitted the electric shut off valves, which also positively
> stop dieselling too, as Jim points out. I sometimes had to stamp on my
> Beetle's accelerator if it ran on after turning off the ignition!
>
> Dave
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club
> ===================
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:
> type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
> On Behalf Of Craigs List
> Sent: 24 July 2015 03:43
> To: Type 3 List
> Subject: Re: [T3] PDSIT
>
> Max,
>
> Your message went into my Spam folder. This list has issues, I tell you.
> You get someone's email one day and it gets filtered to spam the next.
>
> Adam
>
> On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Craigs List <craigslistcsprings at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > Thanks for clearing that up. I knew about the chokes. I had no idea on
> > the other one. Good to know what it is for.
> >
> Snipped...
>
>
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