Re: [T3] Carb o-haul part 1

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

They should be closed when the power is off, so I can't see how they would
be open if the coil was burned out.  12V will usually kill a 6V component
since V and I are both doubled, so power goes up 4 times.  Some people cut
off the plunger if the unit fails.  I assume no-one else has done this.  It
is important on a Type 3 to have these units cutting off fuel when the
engine is off; it is possible for fuel from a full tank esp with uphill
parking to flood a cylinder.  The hydraulic lock can bend the con-rod if
bump-starting is tried when the normal starter fails to turn anything.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.net/
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