I'm reminded of the theory that when you learn something new, something old has to go.
Now, where's my car keys?
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From: Denis Dodson
Sent: May 3, 2008 11:49 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus engines woes for a Saturday
Holy Crap! you guys talk on levels that just make me dispair.
How the %#^! am I going to keep my stuff on the road when I have to worry
about whether my flamerator is a zygote point above 4. What? I am never
advancing beyond a '63 split window. Chuck says it's a tractor, and that's OK by
me. Murray and I just drove to Andrew's house, about 75 freeway miles away,
and he is just the bomb. Everything is working so well together, but I have
no idea the angle of the dangle. And if I have to learn, I'm just going to get
into stamps. Jan's Dad left us about two refrigerator boxes full and I really
should get started. From now on, look for me over at WWW.IGOTTABUTTLOADOFSTAMPS.COM
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 10:09
PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus engines woes for a
Saturday
Okay, on the hesitation issue. How much mechanical
advance do you have set for the SVDA. It shouldn't be more than 30
degrees BTDC. It could be that it's advancing too far and causing the
issue under load, however when you're accelerating the vacuum signal to the
SVDA should be low. You're connected on the left port of the 34 PICT 3
near the idle bypass and mixture screws right?
On the second issue, you
relay could be shot or your solenoid could be shot. You could also have
too low of voltage from the battery to trip the relay and the
solenoid.
-----Original
Message-----
From: Trey Jung
Sent: May 3, 2008
9:25 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus engines woes
for a Saturday
Guess what.. I went on my little 20 mile
"deer run" as I call it and stopped about 1/2 as my Berg dipstick was
flicking on at 45 mph.... so I go back to the engine and I notice the
air hose coming from the back of the engine to the oil bath nozzle was
disconnect.. ( might be a reason it's running hot letting the hot air into
the engine compartment) connected it then I notice that the vacuum
connection the top left of the pict 34 coming from the diaphragm of the SVDA
was not connected, so I connected it... Got in the bus , cranked it up and
drove.
The hesitation came back just like before I
changed the plugs. Stopped the bus went to the back and disconnected that
hose coming from the diaphragm on the SVDA, guess what , drove fine (as in
not jerking, hesitation ) when shifting from one gear to the next. Drove a
ways disconnected and same thing (jerking and missing like at the higher
rpm's in the gears)..... Did this switch about 4 times to make sure......
now the fun part!
Stopped the bus to disconnect the hose (final
experiment to get back home) got back the bus, turned the key, nothing, no
noise, got lights and radio , gauge lights all light up, not even a murmur
from the starter or solenoid. I do have a hard start relay in it and I
checked the fuse and it was blown.. no 15 amp fuse in the bus.... bummer
out in the middle of no where (close to where I
got stuck trying to chase hogs in the other bus)....
Finally a guy came by, pushed me off, got home
, (forget the cell phone too) apologized to the wife... went out to the bus
, stuck a 30 amp fuse in the hard start relay,,,, nada... nothing.. fuse
didn't blow either.... no start....
2 problems:
Why does the bus run like crap with the vacuum
connected and run ok with it not connected.,... a bad vacuum can? (not doing
it's job? maybe) bad SVDA
Electrical (blew the hard start relay somehow
or a ground came loose) I do know if the hard start was blown if the started
would turn over. Anyone know. Thinking that the hard start blew along with
the fuse and power is not getting to the started....
I need a beer.....
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Saturday, May 03, 2008 6:47 PM
Subject:
[tcb] Re: Bus engines woes for a Saturday
Trey: Spark plugs are critical on the VW
engine. About 9,000-10,000 miles on a set and that's about it.
I change my plugs, points and condenser every 10,000. If you have a
VW engine "cutting out" i.e., missing at higher rpm on acceleration the
first suspect should be the plugs. That's not necessarily always the
problem, but is the most probable.
Trey Jung
<treyjung@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sammie,
Keeping my fingers crossed. I changed the
plugs (NGK) and gapped them to .026. Drove thru the neighborhood and so
far so good. No jerking when shifting from 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to 4th.
trying to talk the wife into going for a ride but looks like we will
tomorrow.
I owe you a beverage of your choice next
time I see you.
Thanks,
Trey
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Saturday, May 03, 2008 4:25 PM
Subject:
[tcb] Re: Bus engines woes for a Saturday
Sounds to me like the plugs could be cutting out.
That's the first thing I would do; change the spark
plugs.
Trey Jung <treyjung@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Right before you shift from 2nd to 3rd
and 3rd to 4th, the bus jerks at the end of the rpm spectrum. I
don't have a tach in it but at around 25 mph (in 2nd) the bus jerks
then I shift to 3rd it's ok until I get ready at 35 to 40 mph shift
to 4th, same thing happens, bus jerks , pulsates....
The other day on the highway it started
doing this at 55 mph in 4th.... Freaked me out. I've changed the
coil, spark plug wires twice and still same symptoms. Running an
SVDA with a compufire it in, could the compufire be going out? I
think these things will just fail.
I'm sure everyone is out in their buses
today enjoying beautiful weather,
I'm trying to get ready for Spicewood.
any suggestions please let me know. I
did take the pict 34 off a few weeks ago and cleaned it up, blew out
all the jets and all that..Plus took the fuel pump and cleaned the
screen and installed a new fuel filter.
Trey
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