[T2] Hiccuping Engine

[Kevin Guarnotta]

On my '65 I put one of those sillcocks that you can hook up to a reserve switch. I thought it would be usefull for when I pull the engine (which at the time, I happened to do frequently enough). Since I installed it I forget which way to turn the knob to cut the gas off completely, which is reserve, and which way is regular. 

I recall something about them being backwards, as they were actually intended for beetles, but would work on a bus. 

Now my bus has been sitting for a dumb amount of time, and I am planning on draining the gas -as it won't start for me, and I think the gas has just gone stale. Maybe I can figure out how that switch works. Does anyone know what I'm talking about, or which way to push the lever to turn off the gas, turn on the gas, and get to the reserve?

-Kevin Guarnotta

Guarnotta Design + Build
  Formerly unKilo
138 Chestnut Ave.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
 
tel. 617 290 6573
www.guarnottadesign.com

-----Original Message-----
From: accessys at smart.net [mailto:accessys at smart.net] 
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 1:09 PM
To: Dave Gillingham <dave at coronado-realty.com>
Cc: Kevin Guarnotta <kevin at guarnottadesign.com>; type2 at type2.com
Subject: Re: [T2] Hiccuping Engine


some few years ago I put electric shut off valves on the bottom of my tank, mainly fear of fire, if ignition is off fuel does not flow.

For those interested they are nitrous oxide racing valves not cheap but super reliable and weather resistant.

Bob


On Fri, 28 Apr 2017, Dave Gillingham wrote:

> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:58:50 +0000
> From: Dave Gillingham <dave at coronado-realty.com>
> To: "accessys at smart.net" <accessys at smart.net>
> Cc: Kevin Guarnotta <kevin at guarnottadesign.com>,
>     "type2 at type2.com" <type2 at type2.com>
> Subject: Re: [T2] Hiccuping Engine
> 
> Fortunately my son happened by after a few minutes and he grabbed a pair of vise grips for me.  Still got soaked with gas.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 28, 2017, at 9:55 AM, "accessys at smart.net" <accessys at smart.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> ?? what did you do next??
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, 28 Apr 2017, Dave Gillingham wrote:
>>>
>>> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:06:54 +0000
>>> From: Dave Gillingham <dave at coronado-realty.com>
>>> To: Kevin Guarnotta <kevin at guarnottadesign.com>
>>> Cc: "type2 at type2.com" <type2 at type2.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [T2] Hiccuping Engine
>>> Just be very careful with the fuel line coming out of the bottom of 
>>> the tank!  I regularly change mine, but the last time I changed it 
>>> the rubber was brittle and broke!  So there I was lying on the 
>>> ground with my finger in the dike wondering what to do next :)
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Apr 28, 2017, at 5:17 AM, Kevin Guarnotta <kevin at guarnottadesign.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Well – I believe there is also a filter at the tank outlet, part of the petcock on the bottom of the tank. You need to remove this to get to the filter. This can cause an intermittent problem.
>>>>
>>>> I could be wrong, but this is what my ’65 had, and I assume most years had something similar.
>>>>
>>>> -Kevin Guarnotta
>>>>
>>>> ’65 Kombi
>>>> ’69 Singlecab
>>>> ’78 Westy
>>>> Jamaica Plain, MA USA
>>>>
>>>> From: Bob Pratt [mailto:ka1dza at verizon.net]
>>>> Cc: type2 at type2.com
>>>> Subject: Re: [T2] Hiccuping Engine
>>>>
>>>> Hi Kevin,
>>>> I suppose I should install a fuel filter! LOL! Just looking for a safe place for it.
>>>>
>>>> Bob
>>>>
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