Woodwagen 68 Squareback

ConcreteAce · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:11 am

that is too cool! wish my son would get into the VDUB'S although now he is asking for me to pick him up at school in it.

EAnderson · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:17 am

ConcreteAce wrote:

that is too cool! wish my son would get into the VDUB'S although now he is asking for me to pick him up at school in it.

that's how it all starts!!

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:24 am

EAnderson wrote:

ConcreteAce wrote:

that is too cool! wish my son would get into the VDUB'S although now he is asking for me to pick him up at school in it.

that's how it all starts!!

I'm glad to see you got him off to an early start :mrgreen:

EAnderson · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:47 am

Got everything back together and running last night. Then this morning it started acting up. Won't idle, I haven't had time to mess with it yet. Didn't change anything that would cause this. My dad is the engine man, but he went on a camping trip. May need some help, and advise..

I think it's ignition not fuel. Kind of has a mis and the idle is crazy. Give it gas the idle takes off, decelerate it dies

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:59 am

EAnderson wrote:

Got everything back together and running last night. Then this morning it started acting up. Won't idle, I haven't had time to mess with it yet. Didn't change anything that would cause this. My dad is the engine man, but he went on a camping trip. May need some help, and advise..

I think it's ignition not fuel. Kind of has a mis and the idle is crazy. Give it gas the idle takes off, decelerate it dies

Off the top of my head sounds like you may have a vacuum leak. Also, you probably already know this trick, but with the car idling, pull the plug wires off the distributor cap on-at-a-time. The engine should drastically drop RPM's with each one that you pull, and when you put the end of the wire near its hole in the distributor cap it should be able to jump a spark from the cap to the wire, and the RPM's should pick back up when you do that. If any of the wires don't affect the engine speed when you pull the wire then that cylinder is the culprit.

kostya.lyt · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:01 am

mk-Zero wrote:

EAnderson wrote:

Got everything back together and running last night. Then this morning it started acting up. Won't idle, I haven't had time to mess with it yet. Didn't change anything that would cause this. My dad is the engine man, but he went on a camping trip. May need some help, and advise..

I think it's ignition not fuel. Kind of has a mis and the idle is crazy. Give it gas the idle takes off, decelerate it dies

Off the top of my head sounds like you may have a vacuum leak. Also, you probably already know this trick, but with the car idling, pull the plug wires off the distributor cap on-at-a-time. The engine should drastically drop RPM's with each one that you pull, and when you put the end of the wire near its hole in the distributor cap it should be able to jump a spark from the cap to the wire, and the RPM's should pick back up when you do that. If any of the wires don't affect the engine speed when you pull the wire then that cylinder is the culprit.

I'm getting good at that :geek:

mk-Zero · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:08 am

kostya.lyt wrote:

mk-Zero wrote:

EAnderson wrote:

Got everything back together and running last night. Then this morning it started acting up. Won't idle, I haven't had time to mess with it yet. Didn't change anything that would cause this. My dad is the engine man, but he went on a camping trip. May need some help, and advise..

I think it's ignition not fuel. Kind of has a mis and the idle is crazy. Give it gas the idle takes off, decelerate it dies

Off the top of my head sounds like you may have a vacuum leak. Also, you probably already know this trick, but with the car idling, pull the plug wires off the distributor cap on-at-a-time. The engine should drastically drop RPM's with each one that you pull, and when you put the end of the wire near its hole in the distributor cap it should be able to jump a spark from the cap to the wire, and the RPM's should pick back up when you do that. If any of the wires don't affect the engine speed when you pull the wire then that cylinder is the culprit.

I'm getting good at that :geek:

Kostya is my protégé, he's getting damn good at tuning. Just a matter of time before I'm asking him for help :shock:

kostya.lyt · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:14 am

No way! I'm just getting good at troubleshooting a tired VW motor

. Especially pulling plug wires one by one :lol:

.

EAnderson · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:26 am

kostya.lyt wrote:

mk-Zero wrote:

EAnderson wrote:

Got everything back together and running last night. Then this morning it started acting up. Won't idle, I haven't had time to mess with it yet. Didn't change anything that would cause this. My dad is the engine man, but he went on a camping trip. May need some help, and advise..

I think it's ignition not fuel. Kind of has a mis and the idle is crazy. Give it gas the idle takes off, decelerate it dies

Off the top of my head sounds like you may have a vacuum leak. Also, you probably already know this trick, but with the car idling, pull the plug wires off the distributor cap on-at-a-time. The engine should drastically drop RPM's with each one that you pull, and when you put the end of the wire near its hole in the distributor cap it should be able to jump a spark from the cap to the wire, and the RPM's should pick back up when you do that. If any of the wires don't affect the engine speed when you pull the wire then that cylinder is the culprit.

I've eliminated the vacuum leak thought. Sprayed WD-40 around both carbs and intakes no idle change. Kostya might need a favor, can you stop by today? Have a timing light? I don't have a timing light here at the shop it's at home. I'm a little slow today with work, so I'm going to start messing with it after lunch

I'm getting good at that :geek:

kostya.lyt · **Posted:** Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:58 pm

Yeah I have a timing light, but it's the one that can't be adjusted. It's the one for degreed pulleys I'm guessing, but yeah I'll swing by.

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