Re: Starting problem

[swaffordvw@juno.com (Christopher J Swafford)]

My 71 SQ has been giving  me alittle grief to because its a pain getting
started that first time of the day. I might crank it 10-15 sec but i
still have to crank it and it ALWAYS idles right away with no problem but
i dont get it. IT has 2 single barrels. One on each side and i cant
figure this out either. the only thing i never tried yet is setting my
timing and changing my fuel pump for no reason but hey, you never know.
let me know what you all think because these old things should always
start right up. My other VW's always started right up and i never had a
problem like this.
This 71 square back is my seventh VW!!!!!
so i know alot mechanically. Im just now getting into the glorifying body
work part of it. 
 
I need an experimental VW beetle somewhere i can weld on.
If anyone knows of a nice VW with a decent body cheap motor or not let me
know.

From,(swaffordvw@juno.com)
71 Squareback Need Quarterpanel work otherwise perfect Cond.
83 GTI Rabbit 150K and still kickin.
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Do You Do Quarterpanels EXPERTLY??? Email Me if You Do.

On Thu, 3 Jul 1997 20:57:17 -0700 "Everett Barnes"
<ebus@ebus.simplenet.com> writes:
>> On 02-Jul-97, Everett Barnes wrote:
>> >Hi.  I have a question regarding my 1965 Squareback.  It has a 6V,
>> > 1500cc, dual carb engine, completely stock, except for a 009
>> > distributor.  It has
>> > trouble starting in that I have to crank it for a while and floor 
>the
>> > pedal to get it to start.  It then runs and drives great, no
>> > hesitation, no cutting out, etc..
>> 
>> Did you ever think of putting an in-line relay in the starter 
>circuit,
>> between the ignition switch and starter solenoid?
>> 
>> ...
>>
>> Andy - Oz T3 Register.
>
>It seems to cranking ok now.  Please read on:
>
>Well, I took my 6V battery to be tested today - turns out it was only
>putting out 4V under a load.  Picked up a new battery - now it cranks 
>a lot
>better but I still have to floor the gas and crank for a least 30 
>seconds
>to start it.  It seems like it's flooding somehow and I have to floor 
>to
>pedal to clear the flooding?  After some other comments that implied 
>this
>might be an electrical problem, I checked everything - plugs, points,
>distributor, timing, coil, battery wires, 009 distributor, etc. - they 
>all
>look new.  The car will just not start easily!  From reading my books, 
>it
>indicated that the electric chokes or the float valves might be at 
>fault? 
>I checked the float valves - not sticking - in fact, the carb look 
>really
>clean inside.  I then took off the 6V chokes -  one looks brand new 
>and one
>looks a little older - they both seem to be working - they are closed 
>when
>I come out in the morning but they open after a couple minutes.  They 
>then
>seem to stay open until the next morning - this seems ok to me since 
>it's
>been 70-90 degrees F here for the last few days.
>
>Once the car is started, it again runs perfectly.  If the car is cold, 
>I
>have to rev it a little to warm it up/keep it idling - could this be 
>an
>indication of bad/sticking electric chokes?
>
>I'm getting worried now - I've never had a VW problem that I couldn't 
>solve
>within a couple hours (except when I put a rod through the case...)
>
>Help!  :-)
>
>Thanks,
>Everett Barnes
>ebus@ebus.simplenet.com
>1965 Squareback 1500 S
>
>
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