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 jhopper
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| posted on August 17th, 2004 at 11:02 PM |
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engine mystery
Ok, so I know that diagnosing issues over the internet without poking is very hard, but let me tell you the story, and see what you think.
My 66 (1300) engine has been not starting for ages now. Luckly I only drive it to the train station and back, and I can roll start it at each end.
It kinda goes 'wump wump',but doesn't turn over enough to acheive anything.
Fact 2. Not sure if this is related but...I have a very rusty rear taillight and blinker, and the indicator was earthing through the brake light, and
making it blink, until I managed to wriggle it to get contact (I know I need to fix this right..)
fact 3 It started to rain, and about that time, the engine started starting OK...so Is it possible that the wet made the icontact better, and so it
started better? (note: 6V)
fact 4: tonight, It was turning over OK (still raining), but wouldn't start. (even when rolled ) i got the NRMA to jump start (12V on 6V..ouch!)
and it finally started, but it then coughed and spluttered a lot, and wouldn't accellerate much. i am yet to see if it goes in the morning, or If I
need to get my wife out of bed to drive me...
I also suspect that the petrol filter needs changing, and I have a new battery on order.
Discuss.
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| posted on August 17th, 2004 at 11:18 PM |
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sounds like my 61 was. it would turn over then just about stop and not start.Changed the dizzy to a 009 now starts easily. Found rotor button was
missing the steel locating part so I think it may have been spinning on the shaft and making timing way out:o
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jhopper
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| posted on August 19th, 2004 at 09:48 AM |
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Yay....I got it! (Ok I am a new mechanic.....)
I ordered a whole bunch of things (fuel filter, spark plugs, generator brushes, fresh air tubes, tail light replacement (not all for this, but some
just to double up on the delivery).
I decided to move the not working bug into my garage so that I can work on it at night. This involves going down the driveway, and I ran into a post,
and couldnt drive forward. Man handled the car sideways (luck it is a small car!) and got it parked. SOmewhere in this I pulled the hand brake too
tight, and pulld it off the top of its ratchet (now I have no brake and no forward motion!). Fixed the brake, got it parked, decided to have a little
fiddle...
and there was a little bit of fluff on the rotor! removed, car starts nicely!
I will do the other stuff anyway....It should make it feel a little happier
another interesting thing. It started ok in the garage, letf it running for a bit to charge the battery, parked it out on the street again (I can
roll start from there..I dont trust it yet! ) and stopped. tried to start again straight away, and it didn't (would only turn over once or
twice..and VERY slowly). Came to try to start it this morning, and it starts! WTF?
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| posted on August 19th, 2004 at 10:07 AM |
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removes and clean (with a wire brush) the terminals on your battery, earth strap to pan, starter motor and engien/gearbox earth. Sound iek too much
power is being 'lost' between the battery and teh engine.
And do an oil change!:kiss
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| posted on August 19th, 2004 at 10:25 AM |
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when it is difficult to start, is it parked on a lean to the left (most likely, or a leak to the right) it is endemic VW problem that fuel can leak
down to & stay in ) 2 of the cylinders thereby causing hydralic compression (almost wont turn over) & totally flooding 2 spark plugs (
difficult to start on only 2 cylinders & ragged running for a short time
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jhopper
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| posted on August 19th, 2004 at 10:46 AM |
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maybe a little to the right. left wheels about 20cm higher. There is a bit of a slope down at the back too (though not enough for the car to
actually roll)
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| posted on August 19th, 2004 at 02:02 PM |
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It can help to rig up a cable directly from battery to starter, so that the power doesnt need to run all the way from the battery, through the
ignition switch and back down to the starter. You need to rig up a switch which is located down near the battery but operated from the ignition, that
allows the current to run down the new direct cable.
I did this and it solved all my starting problems.
John Muirs book has a bit of a description of this kind of thing
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| posted on August 20th, 2004 at 08:11 PM |
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Pull your tank out when its almost empty and clean all the crap out its an easy job,i was goin through a filter a week till i did  |
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