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Post by magikbus on Oct 15, 2018 12:35:33 GMT -8
Nah, Crows nest area is just over 4,000'. It's so gentle a pass you hardly notice it. Stan
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Post by PICTUP on Oct 15, 2018 17:34:00 GMT -8
Nah, Crows nest area is just over 4,000'. It's so gentle a pass you hardly notice it. Stan Have you ever driven it in an upright fan shroud style early Bay? All I can say is that Oct 17th will make the trip easier..."Wanna get high?", said Towelie:
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Post by magikbus on Oct 15, 2018 17:55:58 GMT -8
Well, not in an upright bay, but in a 72 Bug many times. If you are driving over the Crow's nest, you probably have driven up from the coast on highway #3. That means you have already driven over 7 mountain passes, including the Kootenay (locally known as the Salmo Creston) pass, which is almost 6,000 feet high all by itself. I guarantee that if you've done the previous 7 passes, you won't even notice the Crow's Nest since you are starting at 3000' at Elko (they elected a dog as their mayor one year) and only going up a measly 1000' over 30 or 40 miles or so. The only way you know you are going up hill is by watching the river on your right running in the other direction. Stan
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Post by magikbus on Oct 15, 2018 17:56:51 GMT -8
I meant to add that I've driven that road so many times. I used to live in Kimberley and teach at the college campus in Fernie. Stan
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Post by CrazyBrit on Oct 18, 2018 8:47:51 GMT -8
Well, not in an upright bay, but in a 72 Bug many times. If you are driving over the Crow's nest, you probably have driven up from the coast on highway #3. That means you have already driven over 7 mountain passes, including the Kootenay (locally known as the Salmo Creston) pass, which is almost 6,000 feet high all by itself. I guarantee that if you've done the previous 7 passes, you won't even notice the Crow's Nest since you are starting at 3000' at Elko (they elected a dog as their mayor one year) and only going up a measly 1000' over 30 or 40 miles or so. The only way you know you are going up hill is by watching the river on your right running in the other direction. Stan It sounds like Elko might be on to something. Look at the buffoon we've had in Nanaimo as mayor for the last few years. Then there's Coco the Clown in Washington DC.... Yes, a dog might be a good idea.
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Post by ae86jimmy on Oct 19, 2018 18:11:04 GMT -8
Guess she didn't like all them hills. Sitting in Thunder Bay waiting for a clutch.
Possible that maybe oil has gotten on the clutch though. There were no warning signs that I could notice.
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Post by Volktales on Oct 19, 2018 19:36:11 GMT -8
Well you are getting there... What was the cause of the earlier no-start?
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Post by ae86jimmy on Oct 20, 2018 8:44:17 GMT -8
I still haven't figured that out actually. I put in a thinner weight oil (had 20/50 in there) and took out the spark plugs to let the cylinders air out. Put in new plugs, still no start.
I finally have up and went to talk to a mechanic in town. He said he could have look for me. But no way of getting the car the maybe 500m to him. I was up near the highway at a gas station truck parking area. I figured if I could push it to the road into town, I would be able to hop in a roll all the way to the mechanics.
Didn't go so well. Someone took pity and helped me. He actually decided to tow me behind his ford pickup into town with a makeshift dog leash. I bumped her in 3rd and she gradually started.
Then in Winnipeg, another cold night with another no start. Found a Dodge to tow me to get her going. I probably needed a good 500m of towing in gear before she even caught 3 cylinders. Weird.
Gotta say boys, I have been across most of Canada twice in old Toyota's. One had been sitting for ages before I bought it. Never had any issues hahahah
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Post by ae86jimmy on Oct 20, 2018 9:02:20 GMT -8
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Post by ae86jimmy on Oct 20, 2018 9:09:34 GMT -8
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Post by tony on Oct 20, 2018 10:06:57 GMT -8
Great pics/adventure love that dwelling cantilevered on the side of the wall near the tunnel
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Post by Volktales on Oct 20, 2018 10:20:00 GMT -8
Looks like you and that Beetle have had some cool adventures together. You should keep it!
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Post by ae86jimmy on Oct 20, 2018 10:26:02 GMT -8
Half of me wants to keep it. But I've always lent a little more towards performance with cars/bikes.
It's good fun driving such a mechanical car, but I already have 2 old cars sitting at home. I hope to pick up a last gen RX7 if I can afford it.. before too long. They have about doubled in price the last few years.
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Post by Volktales on Oct 20, 2018 18:14:42 GMT -8
I have a thing for older Japanese cars too. Civics are fun! Still have a thing for first generation Celicas as well...
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Post by owdlvr on Oct 21, 2018 10:28:21 GMT -8
Your no-start issue is interesting. Could be few things...
1) Could be fuel pressure - Before trying to start it, turn the key 2-3 three times to the "ON" position (not start). Turn the key until the warning lights come on, leave it on for a second, and then off for five seconds. Repeat 2-3 times. Try and start it, if it starts up without problem you are likely losing residual fuel pressure and the fuel pressure regulator is suspect.
2) *could* be mis-adjusted valves. The Mexican beetles use a hydraulic valve lifter which doesn't require any adjustments, but they do need to be set correctly for that to be the case. when cold, You need to adjust them until the adjuster screw just contacts the valve ( 0 clearance ) then screw in an additional one and a half turns ( 1-1/2 ). It's possible the FI is also flooding the engine out when cold, which is why a rope-tow will help clear out the cylinders and get it running.
The list gets longer from there. The Mexi ECU richens the fuel when cold, there is no cold-start valve like on the older systems. I think you can connect your Mexi Beetle to Vag-Com which would tell you quite a bit about what the potential problem is.
-Dave
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