Re: [T3] starter jig

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 21 Mar 2002, at 14:14, Earl Schamehorn wrote:

> Anyone ever seen or have plans for a transaxle shell being made in to a
> starter jig. The one that I am thinking of had a cavity for fuel, a place
> for a battery, a starter and starter button and a handle.

A lot of test stands and Dynos have a tranny or just the shell at the core. I 
don't know if anyone has thought of storing gas in there, though. Would you 
put the battery in there with the gas, or just outside next to the vent hole?

;-)

This reminds me of my 72 a couple of months after I first bought it. One of its 
problems seemed to be the starter, which later turned out to just be the 
starter bushing. Well, in the course of figuring this out I removed the starter 
and took it downstairs. Put it in my vice and merrily went about getting it 
apart.

Imagine my surprise when it popped open and 1/2 cup of gasoline spilled out 
on my basement floor! Seems the PO had put a makeshift splice in the fuel 
return hose, just above the starter. I think it dripped on the starter and leaked 
in the hole next to the wire from the solenoid.

I can only assume that it didn't explode when the starter ran because there 
was not enough oxygen, just too much gas.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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