[T3] Distributor Drive Gear Position

[Mike Fisher]

My 100% complete '67 square Vapor Locked at Rest Stops in the summer.

On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 18 May 2017 at 10:06, Jaime Gurrola wrote:
>
> > My main problem is fuel boiling off after stopping.  Doesn't matter if
> > I drive hard or easy or just idle for a while.
>
> A few things to make sure of:
>
> Is the cooling air intake bellows fully intact and correctly installed?
>
> Are the heat exchangers getting all the intended air cooling?
>
> Any rustthru underbody that would let warm cooling air get sucked in from
> underneath?
>
> Do the carbs have the insulating bakelite spacers under them?
>
> Thermostat and cooling flaps installed and correctly adjusted?
>
> Anything unusual about the exhaust system, that would add to the heat soak
> after shutdown?
>
> The heat soak after shutdown is the hottest your engine compartment will
> ever get. This can be a challenge to a lot of things. You want to make sure
> that all your cooling parts are working at their best so that nothing is
> warmer
> than it should be when you shut down.
>
> And certainly, mixture can be the culprit.
>
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> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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