[T3] Hear Its Mighty Voice!

[Michael Carmody & Lucy Alfonso <carmody@kcisp.net>]

Hello, volks:

The Squareback is running. Crazy, huh? I have a RealAudio file of the engine starting and running at various rpm
for about 2-1/2 minutes. Take a listen! I'm sure some of you wizards will automatically be doing mental
diagnostics...feel free to point out anything you hear in there. You can post to the list or me directly, if you
like.

http://www.kcisp.net/~carmody/sra2000.html (and follow the link).

After a month of looking at it and scratching my head, a few simple maneuvers was all it took to get it fired
up.

Something I figured out about the wildly fast idle: the two linkage bars connecting the carbs to the central
pivot are the same length, and the right-hand one needs to be about an inch or two longer to let the throttle
arm rest in its natural position. The reason it was revving like mad was that the linkage was keeping it at
about 3/4 throttle at rest. I jimmy-rigged a piece of wire to make up the bit of difference in the linkage
length, and now it works like a charm (though needs more precise adjustment to take the pedal slop out of the
accelerator cable).

So where can I get a longer linkage?

Thanks, and I hope you enjoy hearing a Type III online!
Carmody


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