Re: [T3] Just how hot is too hot?

["Jordan" <jordan@dccnet.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>just my 2 cents, i lost all my cooling one time because the bottom of my
fresh air tubes were junk and came off the heat exchangers, so basically i
was spitting all my fresh air right out before it got to my motor ugh...

Jordan
'69 Notch 2110
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] Just how hot is too hot?


> On 22 Jul 2002, at 23:23, Jacob Hoffman wrote:
>
> > I live in temperate Aloha Oregon (near Portland).  Temps here seldom
reach
> > 100F, so its pretty hot right now around 90-95.  I know there are people
> > that drive these cars in the deserts of California and such, so I
shouldn't
> > be having any problems, but I am.  My car was running very aweful today,
> > wouldn't keep running, hard to start, cannot get off the line, won't rev
> > quickly.  Seems to be too much gas for the engine temp.  I know my temp
> > sensors test correctly when cold, because I just checked them recently
per
> > the bentley.
>
> Getting too much gas would make it run cool, not hot, so I'm not sure
where
> your problem really is.
>
> Start with the basics: Is all your cooling tin there? Are the spark plug
air
> seals in place? Is the cooling air intake bellows secured at both ends and
> intact?
>
> Then how about the timing and valve adjustment? Is the mech. advance
> working smoothly?
>
> There is probably more than one thing wrong with this car, so you need to
> check out several things. Make sure that the charging system regulating
> voltage lets the system voltage get up to 14 or so volts at med RPM and
> above.
>
> -
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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