[tcb] Re: Bus engines woes for a Saturday
- From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 07:35:37 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
I knew somebody would get it.. LOL
-----Original Message-----
>From: Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: May 5, 2008 10:00 PM
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus engines woes for a Saturday
>
>Ahhh, the Kelly Bundy Theory!
>--- Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
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>body{font-family:
>Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt;background-color:
>#ffffff;color: black;}I'm reminded of the theory that
>when you learn something new, something old has to go.
>
>Now, where's my car keys?
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Denis Dodson
>Sent: May 3, 2008 11:49 PM
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus engines woes for a Saturday
>
>BODY { FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY:
>Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR:
>#ffffff}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 -----
> From: Will Wood
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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.....
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: sammie smith
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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
> ----- Original Message
>-----
> From: sammie smith
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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