[T3] Why is it that when I got my 73 SB I never had to turn thekey severa...

[Bobsnotch at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/5/2017 12:30:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jadney at vwtype3.org writes:

On 4 Aug  2017 at 11:26, William J wrote:
>  what I still can't get past is  why I never had this hot fuel soak and 
vapor 
> and never needed to  cycle the key before.

I don't know. It could be that your check valve  has started to leak, or it 
could 
be that you have other small hose leaks,  or it could be that you have an 
injector with a tiny leak, or it could  simply be a small change in the 
fuel that 
has lowered its boiling point.  There's very little elasticity in the fuel 
ring, 
especially once the hoses  get old and hard, so it probably only takes 
about 1 
cc of fuel leaking out  to drop the pressure to zero.
Is it just me, or is thinking that a 44 year old car should start as  
easily as a new car and run as smooth as 1 using 44+ year old technology some  
kind of wishful thinking?
I realize we tune on these cars to get them to run their best, but we  also 
acknowledge their short comings and just learn to live with them (they are  
40+ years old after all).
As parts age (even after 32 years with the same owner) they slowly  fall 
out of spec, and either need to be adjusted, or the operator needs to  adjust 
to it.
 
That said, I've got a 71 Square sitting here, that has a push button to run 
the starter as the  ignition switch has gone bad (electrical portion). The 
ignition switch does  however run the fuel pump (yes, it's injected), but 
needs to be cycled a few  times to get pressure up so it'll fire up and run. 
It's a complicated thing to  deal with, but then after 46 years, parts do 
wear out (it's got a new starter on  it), but also a rats nest of added wires 
(Keith were you working under this  car?) going to different parts of the 
engine and other places.  One of  these days, I'll get some free time to sort 
thru it. I should also add that I've  got a gen light on too, but I've also 
got a new VR sitting here to install. But,  I might need to get a copy of 
Jim's charging FAQ, just to make sure everything  is up to snuff (if you'll 
send me a copy Jim). I'm trying to bring this beast  back from sitting outside 
in "storage" for the last 13 or so years (it  was at the 2002 Type 3 
Invasion).  

Bob 65 Notch  w/Factory Sunroof converted to  IRS
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