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I don't know. It seems take a lot of miles to properly seat the rings. Every engine is different.
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The new engine's compression is higher/tighter. That makes for more resistance when manually turning it over.
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 30, 2018 7:51:22 PM<br>
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<div class="PlainText">Yes, I was careful when I went thru the bearings to make sure everything was<br>
right, crank and case was from the previous build so they have been used<br>
before,.003 endplay, seems fine when cold anyway.<br>
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Keith<br>
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Topnotch Restorations<br>
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65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: type3-vwtype3.org [<a href="mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org">mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org</a>]<br>
On Behalf Of donrob@yachtsales.com<br>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2018 9:37 PM<br>
To: type3@vwtype3.org<br>
Subject: [T3] Tight Engine<br>
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In my experience tightness in an engine is almost always caused by some <br>
sort of crankshaft issue. Did your crankshaft spin easily before you <br>
hooked up the rods?<br>
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Don Robertson<br>
905 566-0000 (cell)<br>
donrob@fastmail.com<br>
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On 2018-07-30 21:07, Keith Park wrote:<br>
> Well I managed to get the muffler on, with some persuasion and a hot <br>
> wrench.<br>
> <br>
> with the new T4 in it it actually runs a lot better than I thought it <br>
> would<br>
> before I start to tune.<br>
> <br>
> This time I'm running a T3 048 E brain from a 73 with matching pressure<br>
> sensor, modified to adjust.<br>
> <br>
> with the larger 2L injectors the entire curve is richer than stock T3 <br>
> so I<br>
> was hoping it would be "close enough" to tweak in<br>
> <br>
> with the pressure sensor.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Ive only driven it a few miles, the mixture at light to moderate <br>
> throttle is<br>
> reasonable, but when I put my foot down harder<br>
> <br>
> the mixture leans out considerably to and AFR of 15 to 16, kinda like <br>
> the<br>
> opposite of what Id like to see happen and what<br>
> <br>
> happened with the C based system I had on it years ago.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> now remind me... what gives the full load enrichment on the stock 73 T3<br>
> injection? I remember it being an extra pin<br>
> <br>
> on the throttle switch, but is that it? you wont hit that till your<br>
> floored.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Motor seems a bit "tight" when hot, the cylinders and pistons have 900 <br>
> miles<br>
> on them from the previous build,<br>
> <br>
> how long does it take to "loosen up"? I don't remember it being so <br>
> tight...<br>
> I can turn it over with a screwdriver<br>
> <br>
> but it sure aint as loose as the last engine was.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Whew! good to have it back, but I need to get the full load enrichment<br>
> figured out.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Topnotch Restorations<br>
> <br>
> topnotch@nycap.rr.com<br>
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> 71 Squareback "Hothe"<br>
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"<br>
> <br>
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"<br>
> <br>
> 95 Chrysler Cirrus Lxi "Cirfogsalot"<br>
> <br>
> "hanging out at the tail end of the bell<br>
> <br>
> curve, and loving every minute of it!"<br>
> <br>
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