I haven't gotten to check anything yet.
2006-12-31 13:05:58 · 12 answers · asked by extramiles 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Volkswagen
Plugs? What about spark plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, points, timing, leaned out carburation. Is this the 1970 originally installed plugs? Need just a wee-bit more info.
2007-01-01 10:00:56 · answer #1 · answered by ButwhatdoIno? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The condition of the plugs can be used to determine what is going on in the engine cylinders.
For example, if the engine is running too lean on fuel, the electrode may burn away or oil fouling may be the result of worn valve guides allowing excess oil into the cylinder. Check these sites for some simple diagnosis.
http://www.advanceautoparts.com/english/youcan/html/ccr/ccr20030701sp.html
http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/engine/plugs.html
2006-12-31 13:12:25 · answer #2 · answered by ©2009 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can add an A/C system, but it may be an engineering nightmare trying to get it mounted and ducted. Of course, if you used the same belt for the alternator and A/C, it would make tightening the belt easier. I seem to remember shims used to change the pulley width/depth to adjust that belt. It was a pain. Those window coolers only worked in dry air. They were just evaporative coolers. We had one on an old Buick in the 60's.
2016-05-23 01:39:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change brands of spark plugs. For some reason, horizontally opposed engines would magnetize the electrodes and the plugs would go bad. Champion plugs were the worst.
I have seen this many times on aircraft engines and large 1 and 2 cylinder oil field engines.
2006-12-31 13:21:14 · answer #4 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Spark plugs (going bad) may not be the problem.
Weak performing ignition coils require excellent spark plugs. But weak performing ignition coils also give hard warm engine starting problems.
So if you don't have a spark plug fouling problem, but you do have problems with starting a warm engine - than replace the coil.
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2007-01-01 09:33:28 · answer #5 · answered by james 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, then, how can we answer if we dont know the symptoms? are the plugs fouling due to too cold heat range? how about too much fuel? oil fouling? how about weak ignition? not enough dwell? sticking shut choke? leaking carb? kinda covered some of these with the fuel fouling. another thing to check is weak compression.
2006-12-31 13:15:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your leaking oil. You have either a bad head gasket, or you are improperly gapping your plugs. Check to see if the plugs are oil fouled, or if the are burning hot or cold (brown fluffy fowling on the plugs) If they look wet you are leaking oild if they look burned you are gapped incorectly.
2006-12-31 13:08:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When was the last time you adjusted the valves? Do you have warped head? Do you leak a lot of oil? Does your bug blow a lot of smoke?
2007-01-02 09:20:57 · answer #8 · answered by Mangy Coyote 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot of things went bad in 1970. Sorry dude.... a big blurrr back then..don't remember. Too many 'shrooms.
2006-12-31 13:15:24 · answer #9 · answered by sctrgrl2003 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
more than likely they are oil fouling, caused by bad rings in the engine or valve seals being bad.
2006-12-31 14:35:10 · answer #10 · answered by mister ss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋