How long does it take to break in a engine after replacing the pistons, cylinders, carborator, plugs and wires?
Because I still have a little miss fire and from the gate she starts off slow but then has good power once rollin.
Plus I need to know if there is a certian kind of distributor for the autoshift? and if there are special tins that go with this kind of car?
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/1969luvbug/VWEngine.jpg)
Thank you,
Sandra
1969 VW Beetle AutoShift
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I have the same year car in Los Angeles. How is yours running?
I am having a few problems with the new Ignition lock cylinder from
Brazil.
Break in is a few 1000 miles IIRC. There is no specific distributor for an autostick. What works in a 4spd works in an AS.
For your misfire, make sure your timing is right, plugs gapped correctly, etc. If you didn't replace the point, cap, rotor, and condensor, you'll want to do that. Or, skip the point and condensor and get a points replacement unit instead.
Looking at your pic makes your problem very clear to me. You have a 009 distributor in that thing. If you cannot get your hands on a single vac/mech dist, and have to use that sawmill unit, (thats what it is) the 009 distributor was designed as a cheap but useable unit for applications where an engine was to be run at a constant high rpm, such as a sawmill or other such equiptment. For the street, you need the instant advance of a vacume diaphram to get you off the line and moving. What you can do in the meantime is set your timing at 10 degree's before top dead center at idle. This will put your total advance at 30 to 32 degree's BTDC. You see, the 009 does not have the total advance of a vac/mech dist, so you have to make up for it by either setting your timing for full advance (most accurate), or setting at 10 degree's BTDC at idle, which will get you real close. Give it a try, and let me know how it runs. Dennis Flora, Red Bluff, California. "freeonthree@snowcrest.net"
Hi, I am in total agreement with Dennis, you have the wrong distributer installed, I was brainwashed by many VW books that claimed the Bosch 009 was the first thing to replace on your Beetle, they are totally wrong, the stock vaccum advance unit works great, your hesitation upon acceleration is almost 100 percent due to the 009. I am a mechanic with 20 years experience and have expirimented with all different types of distributers, I still havent found one that performed better for daily driving than the stock unit.
From the picture you posted, it looks like you are missing the vacuum hose that goes from the carburetor to the control valve. The vacuum port on the carburetor is the one on the right of the two that are pointing straight back. The port on the control valve is the small brass colored fitting on the picture below.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v215/AireTam/control_02_2.jpg)