[tcb] Re: Two Questions??
- From: "Denis Dodson" <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:19:13 -0600
Ronnie, Murray has had all these problems and when I went in I usually found
that replacement was not necessary. I have to ask, though, Rusty is a bay,
right? Your problems sound like Splitty stuff, so I'll tell you what I learned
from the Splitty.
You have probably adjusted the stars at the wheel, right? Well, there is an
adjustment at the master cylinder that will move the pedal up or down. Try
that. as far a the steering box goes, have you cracked it open? It is VERY
simple. There is a worm gear with a slider that goes up and down that moves the
drag (?) link. Don't be afraid to open it up, I did it way before knew
anything. If it truly had no oil in it, that might be good news because that
means that when you do open it up you might be able to clean out the spider
webs and crud, lube it up real good, fill it up with gear oil, adjust it tight
and back it off just a tiny tiny bit until you can barely feel the high spot,
and you will be good to go. I think a lot of people think that their steering
boxes are shot, but they are just dirty. Steering boxes seem to be the rarest
of the gotta have one pieces. They are very expensive and Wolfgang (my favorite
supplier) won't send you one until they receive yours. There are no cores.
I love my dual Kadrons. Say what you will, they are the simplest, bang for the
buck, easy to balance...I can't imagine why I would let them go. I am probably
wrong and now I will hear about it.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 9:54 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Two Questions??
Adjust the stars out till the wheel won't move then back them off a little.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ronnie Hughes
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 10:09 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Two Questions??
I installed new shoes, etc and adjusted the brakes but did not mess with
the master cylinder. So maybe they need to be adjusted out further??
I had dual carbs on Sparky and they were a pain. I think I may have to buy
a pict 34 and sell the weber.
Thanks,
----- Original Message ----
From: Dan <ThatVWGuy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:56:19 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Two Questions??
1. Have you adjusted the brakes? If they are all adjusted properly has
the master cylinder been changed recently? There is an adjustment on the
master cylinder pushrod
2. People either love or hate the Weber progressive. More hate than love
though. personally I would toss it in favor of stock or dual 40's.
----- Original Message -----
From: Ronnie Hughes
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 7:43 PM
Subject: [tcb] Two Questions??
1. The brakes on my single cab - the pedal goes down more than half way
before the brakes start stopping. I've bled them and don't see anymore air. I
haven't pushed the pedal on a mechanical, non-disc brake system in a long time
so I don't know if this is normal or not. If you hold pressure on the pedal,
it does not gradually go down. Any suggestions?
2. The engine came with a Weber progressive carb. Not sure of the
jetting, etc. The engine starts up, but the choke (butterfly) stays completely
closed for a long time. The choke has a connector on it and I assume it needs
12 volts off the coil??? The engine seems to be running rich. How in the heck
do you adjust the idle screw and mixture screw? From what I can tell, they are
both on the back side next to the doghouse cooler. Comments?
Looks like the steering box is shot. There was no oil in it. Big time
clunk anytime you change directions. Tried tightening the slack, but no luck.
Getting closer for the first real road trip, but probably need to be able
to steer and stop before I drive too far.
See everyone in a few weeks.
Ronnie
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