You can adjust the length of the studs to gain as n addition 2-3 threads. Try to find a couple of regular nuts that fit the studs where the oil plate mounts. (Factory nuts are “acorn style” with the bottom of the nut covered with a dome to protect the threads on the stud.)

Screw two regular nuts onto a stud, up snug against each other, without…[Read more]

Yay! That sounds great. I’m a big Weber fan!

Sounds great. Another issue that I’m having with my tablet is it injecting DIV formatting tags in my post if I edit it before posting. I fat-finger things often…

Then if I edit after posting to remove the DIV tags, it shows up in the Activity stream twice.

Nice toy, though I think climbing in and out would be a challenge for me some days!

When do we get an update from Happy Jack and Roy, the bar<span style=”line-height: 1.5;”>n-storming duo? 😂</span>

Nice toy, though I think climbing in and out would be a challenge for me some days!

When do we get an update from Happy Jack and Roy, the barn-storming duo? 😂</span>

That’s the common complaint with non-German Bosch 009s! Out of curiosity, did you time the new, used distributor for total advance (3000-3500 RPM) or at idle? I think I’d try for about 28-30 degrees total advance, and let idle timing fall where it may.

The jet adventure sounds like my luck…

As you can see, there’s no “one best answer”  on oil, whether for these old VWs or any other car.  My thoughts:

1. Roy is correct that the oil pressure relief valves are set to bypass at 42-45 psi. Running too thick of a blend can be counterproductive, bypassing the cooler and cause the engine to run hotter. Since you are running a remote f…[Read more]

Again, I’d start with the emulsion tubes, before changing jets. You might just be encountering the infamous 009 flat spot, but a bit richer transition circuit should help.

Why do I now sense high lift rockers in your future? 😉

Well the reply that I posted earlier never showed up on the forum, though it showed for a while on the Activity stream – now that’s gone too…

Jack, I think you’re on the right track. Leave the jets alone for now, and focus on the accelerator pump and emulsion tubes. Putting a vacuum advance distributor in temporarily might make it easier to…[Read more]

It may be my tablet, or a caching issue, but I replied to Jack’s topic about Emma’s new carb – my reply, after 45 minutes still shows up in the Activity stream but does not show up in the forum topic. Similar thing yesterday led me to post a second (duplicate) reply yesterday. Not sure if that’s on my end, or on the server…