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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I seem to remember these being somewhat valuable. Not so much anymore? <br><br>> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:04:50 -0800<br>> From: cscsheridan@gmail.com<br>> To: type3-vwtype3.org@lists.vwtype3.org<br>> Subject: [T3] Stumble on Acceleration (update)<br>> <br>> Hi All,<br>> Here is an update to the issues I was experiencing last week. I drove the<br>> rest of the week to work and didn't break down, it ran great on the highway<br>> was didn't have type of Idle that I'd bring home to meet the parents. The<br>> new schocks and tires made a significant difference in the ride, which I've<br>> been adjusting to....by Thursday I concluded that the engine was running<br>> too hot and likely the timing was not set right. Part of the problem is<br>> that my 20 year old Sears Timing Light has a loose connection at the base<br>> of the gun so that you have to hold the connection with one hand to<br>> activate the strobe, and this makes things difficult when you're trying to<br>> set the timing. There is a 20 year old kid next door who just bought a 74<br>> Plymouth Scamp from the junkyard who wants to learn so I commandeered him<br>> to hold the light steady aimed at my marking, and that did the trick, I was<br>> able to dial in the timing to 0 degrees perfectly. Then I checked the dwell<br>> which was showing a solid 46 degrees. The RPMs were a bit low for an<br>> automatic at 900 so I raised it slightly to 950 and test drove it - it ran<br>> like a champ. An important thing I learned here is that some tasks take 2<br>> people, and also that I held back from replacing my fan belt or my points -<br>> even though I wanted to - and let the troubleshooting take it's course<br>> rather than throw new parts at a problem. Perhaps I can shift gears now<br>> for a bit from the motor and look at some of the other sounds that need<br>> attention...<br>> <br>> -Chris<br>> -------------- next part --------------<br>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>> URL: <http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20130225/942faf5f/attachment.htm><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> VWType3.Org mailing list - type3@vwtype3.org<br>> http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org<br>> Contact gregm@vwtype3.org if you need help with the list.<br> </div></body>
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