Re: [T3] Parts, parts, parts!

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

You're right about the time it takes carbs to fill again - I pump the
accelerator (gas) pedal many times then give it a short churn on the key to see
if anything's happening, then pump again several times, and turn again, pumping
madly as the engine turns over, and keep pumping until it's OK and running
responsively.  It's quite hard to flood them, I find.

If I had a battery in poor condition, I would probably use a small squeezy
bottle of fuel and fill the carbs first via the fuel hose with the air-cleaner
off.  Alternatively you can fill through the overflow tube instead, taking care
not to flood, but as it's not easy to get at anything in there anyway, so you
may as well pump the pedal.
Don't keep fuel in a plastic bottle (apart from the obvious risks) - I once had
fine flakes of polythene come off the bottle and ruin my carb cleaning job!

It's certainly easier turning the key on and off on a FI and waiting for the air
bubbles to stop bubbling in the tank.  Does your fuel pressure regulator 'sigh'
when pressure is built up?  That was the sign for my injection Fastback that it
was ready to start.

An 8 yr old Interstate Megatron sounds more like a Dr Who monster than a
battery.  ;-)

Dave.
UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Park" <topnotch@nycap.rr.com>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 1:29 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] Parts, parts, parts!


> Ahhh... its warming in Wisconsin under the central US ridge and Jim is
> getting the garage cleaned out!  MMmmmmmm  good stuff in there :-)
> I got my cars out this weekend,  Notch runs great but boy it takes alot of
> cranking to prime up the fuel system on a carbbed car after a winter of
> sitting... and I dont care what consumer reports says my 8 year old
> Interstate Megatron still has alot of capacity in it!
>
> Now to find out why the Square is only running on 3 cylinders...  stuck
> injector?
>
> Keith
>

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