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


<x-flowed>I will try to get a pressure sensor. I think I will also buy a temp sensor of some sort to actually monitor my engine compartment tempuratures. As far as mouse nests, I just had all the tin off a couple months ago when I welded the drive plate the first time. (before I figured out that the drive plate was the problem) I will also check the spark plugs (I should probably get ahold of a guage to check gap, too) and I will change the oil. (never hurts to change too frequently)

Jacob Hoffman
'71 FI AT Squareback
'76 Westfalia "with T4 power!"


From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>
Reply-To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Subject: Re: [T3] Just how hot is too hot?
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 08:45:41 -0500

That's the right timing and valve adjustment. All these things sound pretty
good. I'd make a point to get down to a hardware store and buy a pressure
gauge and some hose/fittings so you can check/adjust the fuel pressure.
Your 71 should be right around 30 psi.

You might also want to try to do a compression test to make sure that there
isn't some fundamental engine problem. You can lift one dist wire at a time
to make sure that each cylinder is contributing to the running of the engine.


Pull out the SP wires and feel in there all around to see if there are mouse
nests which might be blocking air flow.


Are the plugs reasonably fresh? How do they look? Have you changed the oil
since you fixed all the things above?

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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