<div dir="ltr">Looks great Dennis! I'll be seeing you at Bug-A-Paluza here next weekend, we're taking Scone up there from Atlanta. Just took a trip down to Atlanta here on Saturday, and everything went smoothly. I got my speakers and head unit working and the horn replaced, so most everything is ready. Can't wait to see you there.<div>
<br></div><div>Jaz</div><div>1967 Squareback "Scone"</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Dennis Stiefel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dlstiefel@dekalbk12.org" target="_blank">dlstiefel@dekalbk12.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Subject: Re: [T3] Video log update<br>
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</div><div><div class="h5">On 6 Apr 2014 at 8:25, Dennis Stiefel wrote:<br>
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> I have not done an update to the video log since I started driving<br>
> Clementine and have had some people ask to do one so here it is.<br>
> Sorry I kind of ramble in this one had a few brain farts.<br>
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> <a href="http://youtu.be/NS0dosce8sk" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/NS0dosce8sk</a><br>
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She looks awfully nice, Dennis. We're all really proud of you. I didn't<br>
realize that you just barely won the auction. Whatever you had to pay was<br>
worth it. Sounds like Keith is fixing Sapphire radios now.<br>
That will be a good thing to get right.<br>
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I noticed a couple things you might want to think about. Your engine is<br>
missing its rear "handle." It's not an essential part, and it looks like<br>
you've got a bolt in there, which IS essential, but if you're shootin' to<br>
get everything right, you ought to have one. They do come in handy any time<br>
you're trying to muscle an engine in or out. I probably have one of those,<br>
with the correct bolt and washers, somewhere.<br>
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Also, I couldn't be sure from the video, but it looked like you might be<br>
missing the whitish plastic washers that go under the mirror locknuts. Those<br>
serve to keep the locknuts from chipping the paint and they also seal water<br>
out. I have decent subs for those.<br>
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As far as the cold miss goes, I doubt if it's the temp sensor. People always<br>
jump on those, but in my experience they are almost never to blame unless<br>
they are completely open or shorted. Have you checked the resistance of the<br>
plug wires and connectors, as well as the rotor?<br>
<br>
Is the aux air regulator (AAR) opening when the engine is cold? The way to<br>
check this is to start the engine when cold then pull the air cleaner hose<br>
off and stop it with your thumb. If the AAR is open, the idle should drop.<br>
If it's closed, the idle won't change. Open or closed, you'll feel vacuum<br>
there, so feeling for vacuum tells you nothing. You can do this with the<br>
engine warm or cold to verify that the AAR is opening and closing normally.<br>
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It's possible that the AAR is sticky and is staying closed as your engine<br>
cools down after shutoff. That would make the cold idle rough.<br>
Then when you start it up next, it's still closed, but engine warmth and<br>
vibration let it slip open in a minute or so. I can refurbish sticky<br>
mechanical AARs and make them work freely again. The electrically heated<br>
AARs that came on AT cars '70-on are sealed and I can't do anything with<br>
them.<br>
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If your cold running problem is not just at idle, then the AAR is not the<br>
problem. If not, try a very tiny drop of oil on the ignition points pivot.<br>
Sometimes those get sticky and fail to let the points drop down quickly<br>
enough when they are cold.<br>
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Jim Adney, <a href="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org">jadney@vwtype3.org</a><br>
Madison, Wisconsin, USA<br>
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</div></div>Yes the radio will be a good thing as that Hyundai unit sticks out like a<br>
sore thumb. I've done a fairly thorough job looking at the AAR. It seems to<br>
be opening and closing as the engine warms up like it should plus it a rough<br>
run no matter if it idling or mid or high range RPMs. It only dose this the<br>
first minute or two it runs from being cranked cold then after that runs<br>
great. I will check those things. The plug wires are new Bosh but you never<br>
know with some of the new stuff. That would be nice if I could fix it with<br>
a few drops of oil on the area of the points you are talking about. I've<br>
been trying to located the handle you are talking about. That engine came<br>
out of the parts car and had AC on it. I think the dealer may have pitched<br>
it when they put the brackets for the compressor on it. Any way it was<br>
missing when I got it and yes they do come in handy during engine removal<br>
and installation as I remember using it back in the day. I think I could<br>
make one if I had one to look at. Bug-a-Palüza in Chattanooga Tennessee<br>
(about 60 miles from here) will be here next weekend. It's one of the<br>
bigger VW shows here in the southeast so I will keep my eyes peeled for one<br>
then.<br>
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Dennis Stiefel<br>
72 Fastback FI MT<br>
71 STD. Beetle<br>
67 Ford F-100 (hart of Crown Vic)<br>
Rainsville, AL<br>
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