Having some odd behavior when starting in the afternoon. All through the winter and spring Abigail's started up right on cue but here in the peak of summer the choke seems to be out of sync with the engine temperature. She starts fine early in the morning when it's still cool but after work, when she's been baking in the heat all day, she hesitates to start.
Now I already know that the VW PICT3 carb has its own heating element and is not warmed by the engine, so I'm not sure if the choke is open too much due to the choke heating up or if it's open too little due to the block being warm enough to not need as much choke. Anyone else had this problem?
Paranoiac that I am, I've already made sure the C5 is correctly aligned to TDC and am going to pull my timing covers to make 100% sure that my timing belts haven't slipped a tooth (the C5 was slightly off, but might have just been from months of spinning in circles). Also going to order a couple of fuel filters since I realized I don't have a spare yet (don't think this is the problem because after both the choke and block warm up she purrs like a kitten). Also my battery seems to be getting weak (sluggish starter motor speed unless connected to jumpstart battery) so maybe the coils just aren't getting enough juice when the battery is hot at the end of the day.
Now I already know that the VW PICT3 carb has its own heating element and is not warmed by the engine, so I'm not sure if the choke is open too much due to the choke heating up or if it's open too little due to the block being warm enough to not need as much choke. Anyone else had this problem?
Paranoiac that I am, I've already made sure the C5 is correctly aligned to TDC and am going to pull my timing covers to make 100% sure that my timing belts haven't slipped a tooth (the C5 was slightly off, but might have just been from months of spinning in circles). Also going to order a couple of fuel filters since I realized I don't have a spare yet (don't think this is the problem because after both the choke and block warm up she purrs like a kitten). Also my battery seems to be getting weak (sluggish starter motor speed unless connected to jumpstart battery) so maybe the coils just aren't getting enough juice when the battery is hot at the end of the day.