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Re: [T3] type III newbie


On Mon, 2004-05-31 at 20:24, Jack Saunders wrote:
> I am not sure what type of distributor is in it.  How would I determine if
> it was a 009?  Thanks for the carb manual, I have never seen this before.
> You are right I have never checked here for parts.  I just found out today
> that it existed.

The 009 refers to the last 3 digits of the part number on the
distributor. This was an aftermarket dist. that was marketed for
performance engines. The 009 does NOT have a vacuum advance canister on
the side. It is strictly mechanical advance, and can cause severe
hesitation.
It has been found by members of this list and others, that the 009 does
NOT work well with a stock dual carb engine. A fuel injection dist.
actually works better.

> 
> The right carb was working great and now since I have been doing some
> adjustments both sides are not running so good.  So do you think I should
> not spend the money on some new carbs and just get the ones I have tuned?
> 
Adjust one thing at a time. Start with getting the right carb idling
with the linkage disconnected. Then get the left carb to match. Check
the accelerator pumps adjusted right.
BTW, do you have a carb syncronizer?? This helps a lot. You can buy them
for about $10-$15 if you shop around.

And on another note, I am one of the 50 year old farts that Steve Ayers
mentioned in his post. I have been working on these things since 1964.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'65 T1 (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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