Okay Chuck here are some things to check. Don't assume - just do the checks.
Make sure you have fuel in the gas tank. Check that you didn't reverse the fuel lines to the pump. I believe the inlet is on top and the outlet on the bottom. I don't advise using the NAPA pumps because they vapour lock. The Brosol pumps have a bakelite piece in them that prevents the heat of the engine from migrating up to the fuel whereas the NAPA ones do not. Don't use them again. Also, a lot of people don't know this but those little hollow spots in pushrod guide are meant to have grease in them as they act as a heat soak. I was told this by a friend who read it in an original VW manual somewhere. I have to say since running Brosol pumps and greasing the pockets in the pushrod guide, I've never had a vapour lock since. The pushrods for generator style fuel pump pushrods is 107.5mm The alternator style is 99.5mm Your measurements seem off but it shouldn't make too much difference. If you are backfiring, you are out of time. That's a lesson I learned from my grandfather. Verify TDC on the #1 cylinder and then set your plugs and wires off of that. Sometimes the distributor will be 180 degrees off and you didn't know it. Verify TDC by taking off the valve cover on the right side of the engine and watch the valves as your wife spins the engine. If you are familiar with the cycles of the 4 stroke engine, you can nail TDC perfectly and then go from there. Occasionally I find a dizzy that is 180 degrees out because the drive gear was installed wrong. I just take of the drive dog on the dizzy and flip it 180 degrees and at least 2 wrongs make it right so the rotor points in the right direction. Give that a shot and get back to us. NQ _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
