[T3] Distributor Drive Gear Position

[Mara Johnson]

My 66 square starts fine.  If I drive to store, get back in car it won't
start.  It kicks over good a couple times and then progressively with less
and less oomph.  Like the battery is draining.  Engine newly rebuilt.
Never ever had this problem before.

On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 11:49 AM, Brion Sabbatino <brionsab at msn.com> wrote:

> It is odd that some experience vapor lock and others do not.
>
> My 1969 Duel Soles Squareback has never experienced vapor lock. This is
> despite living where summer days are in the upper 90's.
>
> The carburetors have the thick spacers installed and the fuel pump is
> mechanical.
>
> The worst issue it experiences is the dead zone because of the German 009
> distributor installed.
>
> I know. I should replace it with the correct distributor which is sitting
> on a shelf in a box. But that's my problem.
>
> Same with my factory original 912, never an issue.
>
> Brion S
> S.Utah
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Mike Fisher <fisherfarms at gmail.com>
> Date: 5/18/17 11:35 AM (GMT-08:00)
> To: T3 List <type3 at vwtype3.org>
> Subject: Re: [T3] Distributor Drive Gear Position
>
> 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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