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#105
by
TylerDurden
on 30 Jan, 2014 12:15
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You get the props for perseverance, dude.
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#106
by
libbydiesel
on 30 Jan, 2014 12:23
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Well just as I thought everything is dead on mark wise. I used the dial indicator and got it as close to 0.90 +- .05 as I could and tightened everything up. Still hangs in the higher revs and still feels sluggish in first. I backed off fuel screw as much as I could and adjusted idle accordingly. I also cracked my injectors and heard idle drop at each one. There is a significant amount of white smoke too which tells me it still may be out of time.
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Reread my last post.
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#107
by
jhax
on 30 Jan, 2014 15:31
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Libby, that ended up being the issue. Fiddled around with the governor shaft and throttle orientation and found the sweet spot. Advanced it just a smidgen without the indicator. My car runs and it seems to run well. Much less smoke, most of it coming from the crank case dump tube to the ground I made for it. I backed it up and forwarded it several times in my shop and drove a little on the driveway. I can't do much extensive driving due to the lack of snow tires and bountiful amounts of snow falling, but what driving I did do it felt like it's old self again. No hanging idle and it revs quick. I'll wait until we can plow the driveway to drive it. And yes I am a persistent person and it pays off. Thanks again for everyone's help. Definitely one of my favorite aspects of owning a VW is the help we as a community give each other.
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#108
by
jhax
on 30 Jan, 2014 15:54
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#109
by
ORCoaster
on 30 Jan, 2014 22:00
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NICE 4 Dr there fella. Glad you got it back up and going. As you have learned there are more adjustments on this thing than meet the eye. Some are more forgiving than others. That Accel lever seems to be the worst of the bunch. Libby tells how to fix it the best so I defer to him when that discussion comes about. I think the hardest thing for us to do it try and figure this out long distance without the hands on, eye on, ear on thing we as mechanics need to have to get to the root of the problem.
Good luck with the final tune.
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#110
by
jhax
on 30 Jan, 2014 22:36
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ORcoaster, I know what you mean. It can be very hard to explain certain things in detail, I find TylerDurden's typed noises work out well...sometimes haha. Thanks for the encouragement. Hopefully this thread can help others out through similar processes. Now if only it would stop snowing and the roads would get cleared up so I can go for a drive..BAH I'm going to go crazy waiting.
Justin
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#111
by
ORCoaster
on 31 Jan, 2014 16:51
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In that big ole shop you don't have a good set of jack stands to run it through the gears? I can't believe that. Clackity Clickity.
Varoommmmmmmmmmmmmm
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#112
by
jhax
on 31 Jan, 2014 19:06
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I have two sets of jack stands. But shifting through the gears with no resistance is different than shifting through the gears under load.
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#113
by
ORCoaster
on 31 Jan, 2014 19:25
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Got snow, got tractor, got resistance. Pile it up and let the bunny push against it. About the time you hit third you should break through so best be heading out the shop doors.
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#114
by
jhax
on 31 Jan, 2014 19:35
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Haha, I used the tractor to plow the driveway this morning so I could drive up an down with the golf. It passed the starting on an uphill test. Got it up to third but couldnt go faster without spinning the tires on snow pack.
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#115
by
ORCoaster
on 31 Jan, 2014 20:23
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I ran a good set of snowtires on mine the last couple of years and never had a tire spin issue. These VW's are notorious for being good handlers on snow and ice. Long before others started in on the front wheel drive production.
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#116
by
jhax
on 31 Jan, 2014 21:10
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Well as low as my car is I can't fit anything too low profile without paying a lot of money. Plus there is snow and then there is steamboat snow. Whole different animal.
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#117
by
ORCoaster
on 01 Feb, 2014 19:27
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I didn't notice it was lowered. That would make a big difference on studded tires that were just a tad higher. Brrr, Brrr there goes the wheel well. I actually lifted mine because of the snows. I put 14 inch snowflakes on and the 185 70R 14's are taller than the summer scooters. 155 80R 13.
So Steamboat snow is more slip and slide than say Michigan snow? That's why everyone wants to ski there. Well if they have snow.
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#118
by
jhax
on 01 Feb, 2014 20:14
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Yes sir, roads stay ice packed for weeks or months at a time. I'm running 205 50 R 15 all seasons with 1.5" neuspeed lowering springs and I get rubbage with these just barely though.
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#119
by
745 turbogreasel
on 01 Feb, 2014 20:27
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How many thousand feet is the biggest cliff you can fall off in Michigan anyway?
