RE: [T3] Carburetor problem

[rolloncycle@rolloncycle.com]

everett you emails are coming to the wrong address - please check
them and let your friends know that they are going to the wrong
place.  thank you.


Roll-on Cycle
7215 Noblestown rd.
Oakdale,Pa.15071
ph. 724-693-2906
fax 724-693-8533



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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 10:18:45 -0700, "Everett Barnes" <everettb@thesamba.com> wrote:

> The past couple days my '66 Type 3 Ghia has been hesitating under a medium 
> load.  I thought maybe I had an ignition problem or possibly dirt in the 
> carbs as it felt like a cylinder wasn't firing sometimes.  Weird thing was, 
> it mainly seemed to occur only when the car was cold. 
> 
> I ran through all the normal stuff like dwell, timing, checked the spark 
> plug wires, fuel filter, etc..  I decided to replace the cap & rotor since I 
> had never done that, they looked a bit burnt, and the cap was still one of 
> the old brown bakelite ones which they haven't made for years.  It started 
> and idled a lot smoother after the installation but still had a hesitation 
> problem in the mornings. 
> 
> Last night I pulled off the tops of the stock dual carbs. to see if there 
> was any crap in the bowl.  Surprise, the left-hand side "power fuel" pipe 
> had fallen down into the fuel bowl under the float.  This is the little pipe 
> that sticks down from the top 1/2 of the carburetor to provide extra fuel 
> under load. 
> 
> Stuck it back in, problem solved. 
> 
> Questions for the future:
> 1. What should the resistance be for a "good" rotor?  1K ohms?  Mine was 
> reading 3K.  I cleaned the end with some sandpaper and it went down to 
> around 1K but I decided to replace it and keep the original one as an 
> emergency spare.
> 2. What should the resistance be for "good" spark plug wires (the ends 
> really)?  1K ohms as well?  Mine read as 1k but one reads a bit low, around 
> 940 ohms.  The engine was hot so maybe that affected it. 
> 
>  --
> Everett Barnes
> '66 Type 34
> Phoenix, AZ 
> 
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