RE: [T3] The Hill

[James MacNaughton <JMac@uglyduckling.com>]

Okay, that's kind of what I'd expected.  I've been dreadfully paranoid since
a Type I sent a half pound of aluminum into the strainer one day soon after
I moved to AZ.  I was on 87 just outside (about 17 miles) of Florence.
Heavily populated area, so it was easy to get a tow.  Oh, no, wait, it's the
middle of the dessert.

Anyway, I'm still pretty new to T3's, and this guy who's a real fanatic said
that some pinging in an FI car wasn't so bad, and likely due to FI problems.
I backed my timing off anyway; and on the climb up the hill I actually got
really chicken and backed the timing to btdc, and enriched the a/f mixture.
Pinging went away mostly, but the really striking lack of anything
resembling power worried me.

Once I got through the hills, and took off through Chino and Williams she
just ripped right along, no complaints.  But I was worried about the
continued pinging (uphill) and what I felt was significant power loss.  The
only other time I pulled the big hill was in a fairly hot Type I, and while
things like 5 litre Mustangs and Corvettes were passing me, I was never
below 60 the whole run up.

Suggestions?  I'm investigating a bad pressure regulator, any other
possibilities?

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Park, Keith J (CRD) [SMTP:parkkj@crd.ge.com]
	Sent:	Wednesday, 14 October 1998 10:50
	To:	'type3@vwtype3.org'
	Subject:	RE: [T3] The Hill

	When pulling a hill.. ANY pinging is unacceptable,like hole in #3
unacceptable.

	When pulling a hill.. Stock now.. use 3/4 throttle in the heat and
if she falls below 55 throw It in
	third.  MUCH more cooling air with the engine going faster.

	Keith

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