Alright, here we go. I have a 1973 VW Rail. It used to have a generator but I "upgraded" it to the 1973 and 1/2 VW. This is thee magic year when VW went to alternators. My problem is It runs like a "Bat out of H_LL" untill I shift to 4th gear!. Then I slowly lose speed and must shift back to 3rd. The Chilton says the timming must be set to 5 degrees AFTDC! Well, it is a rail so I do not have vacum advance, I have thee (natorious Bosch .009 Dist) The cam has been changed to an ENGLE cam? Which model I have no idea, can't even swear it has been changed? FACTS: It is a 1600, I put dual carbs on it, one on each side, (40MM) I have set timing at 0 @ TDC, 7.5 BTDC. Neither has worked, still lose speed when I shift to 4th? Can ANYONE tell me what is up??
Thank you, Michael
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2006-08-13
01:20:25
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