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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > 12.5-12.8 is perfectly normal for a fully charged battery while it is NOT BEING > CHARGED. 14.1-14.4 is the fully charged voltage WHILE BEING CHARGED. A 1V drop > to the coil is perfectly normal. Remember, the electrons have to go from the VR > to the ignition switch and then back to the coil. There is always a voltage > drop along the way. OK I'll stop worrying about the electrics then. > > Its called HQ-1 and is pure copper with > > PTFE insulation and is conveniently 7.2mm dia. Don't know the cost yet but hope > > it isn't the silly price of their hi-fi leads- probably will be though. > > > > > > Don't bother. The only result will be a lighter pocket and fancy bragging > rights. Its very difficult to get decent plain copper stuff off the reel- I don't want to buy an expensive kit and chop the ends off, so if this is reasonably priced I will buy some to replace the "super bougiecord" on there now. I did buy some from you a while back but had to mix it with some dubious stuff that you could see sparks inside along its length at night- the conductor wasn't continuous! > > Here's my new theory- what do you think? > I don't think rings seat and unseat on each restart. Fouled plugs don't recover > when you turn the engine off. My take on this would be somewhat different: > > You engine doesn't run well until it has been fully warmed up. If you undo the > choke too soon it falters. This makes me wonder if it is jetted too lean. It > can tolerate this when it is hot, but not when it's cold (when it needs an even > richer mixture. I would look at the jetting and also look for something else > that might be making it run lean, like a vacuum leak. > > Others with more carb experience will have better suggestions. You might have a point there Jim- perhaps no3 is just much less tolerant of this than the others because of its lower compression. Thing is, the jets are the original ones so they should be the right size. I guess it must be the idle jets that we're talking about- they're in the cut off valve- I'll take a look at those today and see if they need a clean or something. I'll also have a look for air leaks. I think everytime I take the carbs off I have problems for a while when I put them back on again. It seems they need a while to settle in, or for the gaskets to seal properly. Thanks Mark Seaton '73 Fasty, London ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org