[T2] signs of life in Baltimore

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have crane fireball ignition and coil. get an awesome spark.

have 89 octane gas too. (pings on 87)

this is a "rebuilt" engine by reputable builder.  Reused pistons and cyl 
but now rings.  jugs only had 13,000 miles on em.  (newish case, crank, 
new bearinngs, cam. valves)

suspicion is that gas is feeble as it sat all winter (since Oct) I have 
drained 5 gal and replaced with fresh.

need to reset valves as set them 180 off by accident so if it stops 
raining I will do that next.
  battery is on charger at moment.

thanks
Bob



On Sat, 4 Jul 2015, Robert Mann wrote:

> Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2015 11:56:20 +1200
> From: Robert Mann <robtmann7 at gmail.com>
> To: VW type 2 late aircooled <type2 at type2.com>
> Subject: Re: [T2] signs of life in Baltimore
> 
>
> 	I've not followed this epic closely, but at this stage something 
> rather subtle is likely to be the solution.
> 	Please forgive me, namesake, if I now proceed to tell what you 
> already know full well.  I just want to make sure you're aware that 'Got 
> spark' can be deceptive.  The cyl compression of your rogue motor is high 
> (for a VW), which increases the chances that a spark that shows reliably out 
> in the air will not work well enough when it has to.  Remember those garage 
> spark plug cleaners AND testers, with a thick window (?mica) allowing you to 
> see the spark as you pump up the pressure?  Only if the spark was loud, blue 
> at 1 atm will it keep working fine at 10 atm.  A spark which is merely orange 
> and near-inaudible out in the air can turn out inadequate in working 
> conditions!
> 	If feeble spark is the fault, a good coil should fix it.
>
> Good luck
>
> -- 
> Robt Mann
> Whangaparaoa, New Zealand
> '73 VW 1600dp Devon camper
> '53 Meteor V8
> various Jawa-CZ and Jawa-NZ strokers
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