Wreck to Race.

Great looking car Pete!

Where do you find the time to prepare one and race another???

By not watching TV. :rolleyes:

I've been trying to track down my power loss issue.

I haven't been able to find an obvious cause yet.

I pulled the carbs apart, the float levels were only off by a couple of mm.

As a precaution I've changed the fuel filter and pump as well.

The ignition leads check out. I might replace the coil just in case.

I was struck by the thought that it might have been a tappet closing up so I checked all the valve adjustments today.

There were only 2 that were marginal and they were only 0.02 under minimum. I managed to find fractional shims to bring them back in line. I doubt they were the cause.

Amazing how clean a race motor stays inside.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...P1350670-1.jpg

:( :confused: Well that's everything I could think of at Sandown that day plus the tappets :confused: :(

I hope it all comes good when we're back there in July.

Did you see the extra pics of White and the Pod by the HSV Owners' Club photographer?

What a bugger..maybe its time to drill out some injector ports and run electronic fuel management Pete?

I've got a whole other car for that!:)

OK, I don't think there's anything else to fix now.

I replaced the hall sensor in the dizzy which I think was the culprit of my recent racing woes.

Upon trying to restart and tune the car afterwards I discovered the the filter just prior to the carbs was blocked.

It's a glass unit and didn't look blocked at all, but blowing though it proved it was almost completely blocked.

With the filter in place a 10 second bust on the fuel pump only put a couple of teaspoons of fuel into a handy coffee cup.

Without the filter 10 seconds had the cup full to the brim.

I've got a new tank filter on the way I'll replace that, the one prior to the pump and the one in the engine bay next weekend.

Seeing as I had all the bits to diagnose the ignition, I also replaced the coil, cap, leads, rotor and ignition module.

Having your best parts in a box on the side of the track doesn't make you go faster.

It'll be a while before the next outing, I need the time and money to finish the other car.

I think White's getting jealous of all the attention that the Kamei is getting :facepalm:

not sure if you have seen this Pete, but mikes car got ALOT of attension over the weekend at the GTI International.

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...96680858_n.jpg
:banana:

Yeah Mike and I follow each others progress pretty closely and exchange emails regularly.

Makes me smile to think I supplied the indicators that are on Mike's car in that Photo.

Not sure what reaction my car will get here there's been nothing quite like it built here for a very long time.

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710a using Tapatalk 2