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The beetle still dies until it's warmed up, which is about three minutes. As a first attempt to fix that, I want to do a full tune-up procedure sometime. To do that, I need to be able to set the timing. So that I can check the timing, I installed a nice new aluminum crankshaft pulley. This ended up like most things; I had to do it twice having figured out what I did wrong first. (I will create a write-up on what to look out for in this upgrade.)
Here's the original and the new pulley. Notice the spacer in the upper right hand corner of the photo. I didn't put that on the first time, so I had to pull the new pulley back off yesterday, then put the spacer on, then the pulley again. The car is now re-commissioned.
The engine compartment after a Sunday's work. The pulley is in and functional. Notice the new black air supply hose on the left side of the compartment. I tore the hose on that side, so I decided to try some generic pre-heater hose. It's much more reslient than that paper-thin aluminum foil hose that's there. I'll replace all the hoses with that soon. By the way, the hose clamps with the key-adjusters so that you can take them on or off without a screwdriver? A totally brilliant product that I will be buying many of.
