Installed an electronic ignition..., Now I have a weird hesitation in first gear... |
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Installed an electronic ignition..., Now I have a weird hesitation in first gear... |
pete914 |
Jan 26 2008, 11:29 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 21-August 07 From: east coast Member No.: 8,025 |
UPDATE TO OLD THREAD:
Installed the ignition (pertronix...if you are thinking about doing this pull the dizzy out, I can't imagine doing it with it in the car) and timed it to the only timing mark on my 1.8 it's red...7.5 degrees BTDC???? anyway, timed it at 3500 rpm with the vacuum hose disconnected In general, the engine runs quiter, hums along at highway speeds, the valves seem quiter, and it idles better as well. However, in first gear it lags until the rpm's get up to 3000...definitive hesitation. It's cured by letting the clutch slip a little longer and really gassing it (clutch is on it's way out anyway). Any ideas as to why? thanks guys! Hey, I plan on putting the engine position into TDC, removing the dizzy switching out the points for a pertronix system and then replace it in the same position. I'll then use a timing light to re-time the engine (removing the vacuum hose). Will this be sufficient? I don't understand how to adjust the dwell nor do i have a gauge to do so. Can anyone enlighten me on the subject of dwell and how it might be affected by doing the above procedure? Thanks in advance. Pete |
Spoke |
Jan 26 2008, 11:48 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,986 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
Dwell is only for the time the points are open. Pertronix don't need dwell so just a timing light is sufficient. Do yourself a favor and remove the dizzy to install the Pertronix. Just remove the securing bolt on the case and remove the dizzy. Much easier to install on the workbench.
Reinstall the dizzy and time it. |
pete914 |
Jan 26 2008, 01:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 21-August 07 From: east coast Member No.: 8,025 |
Sweet, I update the thread with how it goes. I know a lot of people talk about doing this.
Thanks Dwell is only for the time the points are open. Pertronix don't need dwell so just a timing light is sufficient. Do yourself a favor and remove the dizzy to install the Pertronix. Just remove the securing bolt on the case and remove the dizzy. Much easier to install on the workbench. Reinstall the dizzy and time it. |
Cap'n Krusty |
Jan 26 2008, 01:56 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Be sure to keep the points and condenser you remove. Put 'em in a bag in the glovebox. You're gonna need 'em when the Pertronix fails out on the road somewhere ......... The Cap'n
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pete914 |
Jan 27 2008, 10:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 21-August 07 From: east coast Member No.: 8,025 |
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Twystd1 |
Jan 28 2008, 01:31 AM
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You don't want to know... really..... Group: Members Posts: 2,514 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Newport Beach, California Member No.: 2,743 |
Bet ya a buck your timing is off.
C |
Twystd1 |
Jan 28 2008, 01:32 AM
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You don't want to know... really..... Group: Members Posts: 2,514 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Newport Beach, California Member No.: 2,743 |
What dizzy do you have?
C |
pete914 |
Jan 28 2008, 05:49 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 178 Joined: 21-August 07 From: east coast Member No.: 8,025 |
I believe it's the stock 009. I'm confused about the proper timing setting. I only have the red mark (factory) and a white mark for tdc that looks to have been placed there by the previous owner (i used that mark for valve adjustment). the haynes doesn't say anything about timing a 1.8L which is frustrating so I used the method for the 1.7L...this could also be the problem.
The car has been switched to a single-carb set-up What dizzy do you have? C |
Al Meredith |
Jan 28 2008, 09:18 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 960 Joined: 4-November 04 From: Atlanta, ga Member No.: 3,061 |
If you have switched to a 32/26 single carb and there is hesitation then you need a bigger idle jet. These carbs usually come with a set up for a 1600CC VW . I can't remember the jet size but I bought a couple of drills to enlarge the jet .
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Joe Ricard |
Jan 28 2008, 03:22 PM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
28 degrees Btdc. at 3200 RPM. it's the drivers side 1/3 of the fat impellor web.
and then get a bigger jet. |
Cevan |
Jan 28 2008, 05:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,079 Joined: 11-December 06 From: Western Massachusetts Member No.: 7,351 |
I'm no expert, but doesn't a 1.8 get timed at idle (here)? My Haynes manual indicates that dynamic timing is set at an rpm of 800-900 (page 64).
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Twystd1 |
Jan 29 2008, 12:06 AM
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You don't want to know... really..... Group: Members Posts: 2,514 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Newport Beach, California Member No.: 2,743 |
Your problem is that you have an 009 distributor. Which is made for a Type I engine. NOT a type IV like yours.
It doesn't have enough advance and the curve starts too late. Thats why you can't get it to time right at 3.4K plus RPM irrelevent if you have a 1.7 or 1.8 or 2.0. By the time you get your timing perceptually correct. Your idle through midrange timing is off a ton in the comparitive analysis to a stock dizzy. You will Not get proper timing in relationship to your advance curve with that dizzy. Flat fucking period. I suggest you either get a stock Type IV distributor or a mallory Unilite. You will be amazed how much easier it is to tune with the proper dizzy. And your performance and head temps will be MUCH better. Note: You may have wondered why I asked what dizzy you had in my second response. It is because dam near every time someone is having a tuning issue that never seems to get sorted out. The problem engine has a 009 that some guy sold the 914 owner as an upgrade. IT ISN'T an upgrade by the way. They can be made to work if you have a distributor machine handy and like pulling dizzys apart to tweak them. Even then.. An 009 is not a robust dizzy as out bone stock type IV units. With or without vacuum advance. Note 2: I hate 009s like a you wouldn't believe. They are the bane of my existence. Cause ya CAN'T tune around em for shit. The 009 may not be all of your problem. But I gaurantee it is part of the problem. Cheers, Clayton |
pete914 |
Jan 29 2008, 02:06 PM
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Wow. I was thinking he same thing. I even noticed my heat was working better which suggests to me that the engine is running hotter now Again the only thing I changed was the points syst@em. I should have checked to see what the engine was timed to before I switched it out. I'm considering a centrifugal advance ditributor. Car was running fine before I did this. If it ain't broke don't fix it!!
Your problem is that you have an 009 distributor. Which is made for a Type I engine. NOT a type IV like yours. It doesn't have enough advance and the curve starts too late. Thats why you can't get it to time right at 3.4K plus RPM irrelevent if you have a 1.7 or 1.8 or 2.0. By the time you get your timing perceptually correct. Your idle through midrange timing is off a ton in the comparitive analysis to a stock dizzy. You will Not get proper timing in relationship to your advance curve with that dizzy. Flat fucking period. I suggest you either get a stock Type IV distributor or a mallory Unilite. You will be amazed how much easier it is to tune with the proper dizzy. And your performance and head temps will be MUCH better. Note: You may have wondered why I asked what dizzy you had in my second response. It is because dam near every time someone is having a tuning issue that never seems to get sorted out. The problem engine has a 009 that some guy sold the 914 owner as an upgrade. IT ISN'T an upgrade by the way. They can be made to work if you have a distributor machine handy and like pulling dizzys apart to tweak them. Even then.. An 009 is not a robust dizzy as out bone stock type IV units. With or without vacuum advance. Note 2: I hate 009s like a you wouldn't believe. They are the bane of my existence. Cause ya CAN'T tune around em for shit. The 009 may not be all of your problem. But I gaurantee it is part of the problem. Cheers, Clayton |
Dr. Roger |
Feb 8 2008, 06:25 PM
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A bat out of hell. Group: Members Posts: 3,944 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Hercules, California Member No.: 3,533 Region Association: Northern California |
http://www.tunacan.net/t4/tech/ignition.htm
mentions the .009's.... LOL Wow. I was thinking he same thing. I even noticed my heat was working better which suggests to me that the engine is running hotter now Again the only thing I changed was the points syst@em. I should have checked to see what the engine was timed to before I switched it out. I'm considering a centrifugal advance ditributor. Car was running fine before I did this. If it ain't broke don't fix it!! Your problem is that you have an 009 distributor. Which is made for a Type I engine. NOT a type IV like yours. It doesn't have enough advance and the curve starts too late. Thats why you can't get it to time right at 3.4K plus RPM irrelevent if you have a 1.7 or 1.8 or 2.0. By the time you get your timing perceptually correct. Your idle through midrange timing is off a ton in the comparitive analysis to a stock dizzy. You will Not get proper timing in relationship to your advance curve with that dizzy. Flat fucking period. I suggest you either get a stock Type IV distributor or a mallory Unilite. You will be amazed how much easier it is to tune with the proper dizzy. And your performance and head temps will be MUCH better. Note: You may have wondered why I asked what dizzy you had in my second response. It is because dam near every time someone is having a tuning issue that never seems to get sorted out. The problem engine has a 009 that some guy sold the 914 owner as an upgrade. IT ISN'T an upgrade by the way. They can be made to work if you have a distributor machine handy and like pulling dizzys apart to tweak them. Even then.. An 009 is not a robust dizzy as out bone stock type IV units. With or without vacuum advance. Note 2: I hate 009s like a you wouldn't believe. They are the bane of my existence. Cause ya CAN'T tune around em for shit. The 009 may not be all of your problem. But I gaurantee it is part of the problem. Cheers, Clayton |
spunone |
Feb 8 2008, 06:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 945 Joined: 6-April 04 From: Anaheim CA Member No.: 1,901 Region Association: Southern California |
Dammm Clayton that was good
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