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<x-charset iso-8859-1>It's a 72, All hoses from the crankcase breather are connected, no apparent blockages. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [T3] Blow by > On 1 Nov 2001, at 9:14, dubdriver wrote: > > > My engine has some serious blow by. Oil is being blown out the crankcase by the > > fan. This then drips onto the exhaust and smokes like the blazes once the > > engine gets warm. > > What year? Check that your crankcase ventilation hoses are all connected > and not blocked. Has this engine by any chance been rebuilt using the > cheap drop-in oversize pistons/cyls? If so, the solution is probably to go > back to std 85.5 P/Cs. > > > The engine runs good and has plenty of power.... > > > > next problem. When cold, the engine starts on about the first revolution. > > When warm it will start immediately within 5-6 minutes of shutting it off. > > If it sits for longer than that, it's a bear to start, usually taking 2 or 3 > > long attempts (6 seconds or so) with the pedal on the floor. > > The heat soak after shutdown is boiling off the gas in your fuel lines. Their > may be a small leak that allows air to get back in the lines after things cool > back down. The easy solution is to just turn the key from OFF to ON several > times, each time letting the fuel pump run for its ~1 sec. This will prefill the > lines without running the starter. > > > Might I have a valve too tight? Could this be causing both problems? Fuel > > pressure is 30psi. > > It's not a valve. You might watch the fuel pressure after you shut down the > engine. If it drops all the way to zero, then the check valve in the pump is not > working and this will make the heat soak problem worse. > > - > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > </x-charset>