[T3] Bad day at the (FI) office

[Jim Adney]

On 29 Mar 2016 at 19:15, Daniel Nohejl wrote:

> That tube wrench sounds like a beautiful thing. I barely see any
> available online (flare end oetu?ing" wrenches come up a lot) and the
> shops near me would be extremely unlikely to have such a thing. If you
> can recommend one, ITMm all ears! 

I couldn't find anything at either of the places where I thought I 
bought mine, but look here:

http://www.bloomertool.com/210-Tubular-Wrenches.html

This was just about the only place I could find that sold individual 
ones and was also in the US. They seem to be much more common in the 
UK, but most places still just seem to sell sets.

The 12/13 mm one runs under $10. Look around there in case they have 
something else you need, as it may not make much difference in the 
shipping. Or check with Sarah and see if she wants one, too. You 
don't need the Tommy bar; just use a Phillips screwdriver for the 
final tightening and first loosening.

You can also search for "tubular box wrench" on ebay and find some 
others, but I don't see anything that cheap or that close.

> > Yes, that sounds quite a bit better. What resistor was this with? 
> > What setting for the MPS: \  |  /  ?
> > 
> > What kind of driving and at what speed?
> 
> This was still with the 100 ohm resistor. I don´t have a mental image
> of the screw position of the MPS. Long story, but we did the
> adjustment in haste parked in front of a fire hydrant on Madison Ave
> and we were moving quickly. Overall, it was highway driving at 70 mph
> and backroads with lots of hills at speeds between 40 and 55
> depending. 

Okay, this sounds good. No bucking?

> In general, the driving experience is improved. The idle still seems a
> bit unsteady though and I have to get back there and see what´s up
> with the dwell, timing, vac leaks, etc. Honestly, it seems like we´re
> close to something and that the timing being off and the MPS being too
> lean was what was giving us grief. 

I was thinking too rich, but I won't quibble with success. Keep 
testing, as I don't think a slight tweak of the MPS or the dwell is 
likely to be responsible for a huge difference.

> Usually, we just do the initial setting of the points with the feeler
> gauge and then the dwell meter will tell us if we´re have to open or
> close the gap. However, Jessica has uncanny good luck with getting new
> points between 46* and 48* on the first try! I understand that on some
> other non-VW cars, it´s possible to set the dwell while the motor is
> running. That would have been a nice¦.. 

GM cars used to have a little door on the side of the distributor. 
You could slide that door open and stick in an Allen wrench and tweak 
the dwell while everything was running. Yes, that would certainly be 
nice!

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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