[T2] Hiccuping Engine

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Bob

On Wed, 26 Apr 2017, J Rivers wrote:

> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:45:10 -0400
> From: J Rivers <jrivers at globalserve.net>
> To: Sami Dakhlia <sami.dakhlia at gmail.com>
> Cc: Type2.com <type2 at type2.com>
> Subject: Re: [T2] Hiccuping Engine
> 
> not really gloomy lol.. I have found dozens of dropped valve seats when a customer comes around wanting,, "just a tune up"
> so I find it best to visually look for a valve stem that tells a tale..
> or compression test...
> then carry on with a tune up procedure,, and the engine just runs perfect..
>
> I think folks forget what a "major tune up" entails ...
> lets see if I can remember
> as found: vac readings, timing, dwell settings, compression test
> start oil draining
> adjust valve lash
> install new plugs, points, condenser, rotor , cap, oil (filters)
> set dwell ,,, idle,, timing,,
>
> whad I foget?
>
>
> On Wed 26/04/17 11:54 , Sami Dakhlia sami.dakhlia at gmail.com sent:
>>> Bob... what comes to mind is a dropped valve seat.. but
>> that said... try some other things as well...
>>
>>
>> Jamie, why so gloomy? :-)
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>>> If you have a fuel injection engine.. Temp sender 2 ..
>> fuel pressure ...
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>> Yes, a bad connection of temp sender to the wiring harness could cause
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>> that. Or a bad condenser.
>>
>> (I hate these intermittent problems, always a pain to diagnose with
>> certainty.)
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>>
>> Sami
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