Uncle Posted 8April, 2013 Report Share Posted 8April, 2013 Oh wait not 6 cylinder. Would be a pain anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 8April, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 8April, 2013 Oh wait not 6 cylinder. Would be a pain anyhow. Not on a Carrera 3.0 though? what dizzy is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Posted 8April, 2013 Report Share Posted 8April, 2013 Its the Dizzy out of my 3ltr SC motor. I assume its the stocker but I could be wrong as all kinds of odd stuff turns up on my car lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 9April, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 9April, 2013 Its the Dizzy out of my 3ltr SC motor. I assume its the stocker but I could be wrong as all kinds of odd stuff turns up on my car lol. Is it a bosch? does it have some numbers on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 11April, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 11April, 2013 So I got my parts today, woo freakin Hoo!! only took a week from the US of A. One carb is on and the other will be on later tonight. Correct brake bleed nipples(oooh err missus) are both on now. Invested in a new carb balancing meter as well so will have some tuning fun over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvs11 Posted 11April, 2013 Report Share Posted 11April, 2013 The race is definitely on between you and Uncle for a weekend start up. Well done to you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-p Posted 11April, 2013 Report Share Posted 11April, 2013 Watching and reading both with growing anticipation..... Actually sounds like both of you Steve and Martin are having a blast fiddling with this and that.... C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 11April, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 11April, 2013 Wow, race? OK. I will start it on Saturday afternoon. Both Carbs on so theoretically I could start it now. Maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 11April, 2013 Report Share Posted 11April, 2013 Sweet! Let me know how ya go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Posted 11April, 2013 Report Share Posted 11April, 2013 Is it a bosch? does it have some numbers on it? Will check for you mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 11April, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 11April, 2013 Will check for you mate. thanks Brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murf Posted 12April, 2013 Report Share Posted 12April, 2013 And when your finished head over to victoria and give mine 912 a tune and look over. LOL I've got to replace the oil bleeder which arrived from the USA. Awesome updates. Murf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 12April, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 12April, 2013 Well it started and runs, idles smoothly but is backfiring through the carbs so will have to spend some time on timing and mixtures later in the weekend. Back off static timing to 3 Degress BTDC and check at 3500rpm for advance, which should be 30 Degrees BTDC. Idle mistures need to be richer to stop the back-firing......... Even in this state its running 100% better than it was.......... Murf, thanks for the comments! What oil bleeder? for the brakes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 12April, 2013 Report Share Posted 12April, 2013 Nice one Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveF Posted 13April, 2013 Report Share Posted 13April, 2013 Congrats Wasser on getting your new toy going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Posted 14April, 2013 Report Share Posted 14April, 2013 Sorry it took me so long mate! ` Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 14April, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 14April, 2013 Interesting Martin. Are you keeping it? 912 is now not popping and running smoothly. Just need to rebuild the rear brake calipers , instal the new discs and pads and I am ready for rego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Posted 14April, 2013 Report Share Posted 14April, 2013 I was going to put it on ebay as I am getting money together for some stock seats to put in the car. But if you need it P.M me your address and I'l post it down to you brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 16April, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 16April, 2013 was going to put it on ebay as I am getting money together for some stock seats to put in the car. But if you need it P.M me your address and I'l post it down to you brother. Well that is a very generous offer, which I may have needed over the last two days.....however throw it on the Bay and see what you can get for it... when I'd checked the distributor over in the 912, after I got it, I noticed that the base plate, where the points are located was on upside down, so I removed it, replaced the condensor and the points and put it all back together. On the weekend, when I was tuning and mucking with it, I could hear a screeching sound. Which, I thought"WTF is that?" as you do.... After checking the timing with the light I realised it wasn't advancing as the revs rose.....scratches head. So I whipped off the cap and noticed that the rotor was in contact with the cap which resulted in a nice fine powder within the distributor. Feck. So, pulled it out and noticed now that the rotor spring play was like 90 Degrees! (Had never crossed my mind to cheack this previously) Which felt like there was no stop on the advance mechanisim(Mechanical). So, again I pulled it to pieces and had a closer look down in the gubbins. To my surprise, it appears that someone, prior in its life, had tried to pull the rotor off just a touch too hard, which resulted in it pulling the cam off the shaft, breaking the circlips grasp on the special washer and thus , technically speaking, buggering it. How the hell it ran so well at more than full advance is beyond me.............I thought I had to lean it out a bit too much, it was blowing un burnt fuel out the pipe when I got it and I had tuned the Carbs so this had all but stopped.........no freakin wonder it was blowing smoke.........full advance all the time. So, it appears that the throw out weights had come into contact with the body but not really damaged it. Where do I get 45 year old Bosch distributor parts from? (Circlip and washer) Panic. 10 Phone calls later and much sucking of air through teeth of Auto electricians I located one in the northern suburbs of adelaide who had "A Whole heap of old Bosch bits" So, went down there today and rifled through parts bins and found the correct parts, still in their little Bosch bag NOS. So, its back together, installed in the car, static advance set at 3 degrees, ready for me to start it again. I am both too tired and too scared to start it at a risk of failure...... More to report tomorrow when I take the leap of faith........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Posted 17April, 2013 Report Share Posted 17April, 2013 Best of luck today mate but it soulds like you have it sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 17April, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 17April, 2013 Thanks man. It runs and is advancing well. It is still running a bit too rich for my liking, now fiddling with jetting comes into play. I hate being a perfectionist(with Porsches) Its not right until its "Just right". Off my T*Ts on fuel fumes though.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Posted 17April, 2013 Report Share Posted 17April, 2013 LOL the joys of carbs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 17April, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 17April, 2013 LOL the joys of carbs! Yes. The joy of old cars running on modern fuel. I will get it just right though............failure is not an option. Did the same thing with the 356............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Posted 17April, 2013 Report Share Posted 17April, 2013 Get it sorted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasserkuhl Posted 18April, 2013 Author Report Share Posted 18April, 2013 Get it sorted? Slowly getting there. Got the tops off the carbs to check the feeder check valves for the float chambers, the float levels are too high so just checking that the little valves that are actuated by the floats aren't stuck on. Then will reset the float levels, which, fingesr crossed should reduce or cure the richness within the idle circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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