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RE: [T3] It's there, but it's missing


Sounds heat related.  Maybe the chokes aren't closing when they should
(don't
know if Webers have chokes, doubtful).  Heads may be expanding and letting
stuff
escape (tighten heads down).  Just some thoughts.
   Toby Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
   '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/


>-----Original Message-----
>The '71, with dual Weber ICT-34s and Pertronix ignition, idles 
>well, runs
>smoothly, has lotsa power...until I have driven about 10 miles 
>(the distance
>I must go to get from home to town each day).  When I have 
>come up on the
>8 or 9 mile mark (running between 55 and 65), the engine starts missing
>quite badly.  After I let the vehicle sit and cool it does
>fine...until
>I do the return trip home, then, shazam, same problem under the same
>circumstances.

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