Type 3 ignition troubles

[volkswagen4life]

I have a 70 square that ran home fine than the next day didn't want to start we tracked it down to the thing on the side of the dizzy (with the green wire sorry can't remember what it's called) so took for ever finding that but finally got it put it together and still couldn't get it to start. we got it to push start and it ran terrible missing popping and not idling. Any thoughts?
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78' Type 2 "little buggie"
74' Type 1
70' Type 3 square

[Slow 1200]

have you checked point gap?

[volkswagen4life]

yes we have checked the point gap the cap and roter the all seem to be fine we even check the plugs we are getting spark through them. when we had the dizzy out though we spread some lubricant because the vacuum advance was sticking due to rust
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78' Type 2 "little buggie"
74' Type 1
70' Type 3 square

[W1K1]

you need to set the timing after you took the distributor out.
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[volkswagen4life]

why would the timing be off we didn't adjust the ring around the base of the dizzy
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78' Type 2 "little buggie"
74' Type 1
70' Type 3 square

[EverettB]

Green wire thingy = condensor.

If you removed the distributor by undoing the 13mm mounting bolt and removing the entire thing, bracket and all, the timing should be unchanged but I always check it anyway...
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[EverettB]

[volkswagen4life]

the base that is moved by the arm on the vacuum advance
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78' Type 2 "little buggie"
74' Type 1
70' Type 3 square

[volkswagen4life]

okay so finally got some time to mess around with it spread some starting fluid in her and got nothing but back fire so I took the dizzy back off and turned the roater 180 and spread some more fluid and got her to start and run for a very short while. then went back to check and it smelled hella of gass over the engine could it be flooding itself out or a leaking line or something
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78' Type 2 "little buggie"
74' Type 1
70' Type 3 square

[volkswagen4life]

okay so I found and fix leak fuel line and now I can still only get it to start do I have to prime the fuel system some how?
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78' Type 2 "little buggie"
74' Type 1
70' Type 3 square

[Mike Fisher]

If your spark plugs are wet now, then fuel probably isn't the problem but you can spray some gas in the throttle body with a turkey baster & try it. Can't hurt anything except get your spark plugs wet.
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69 FI/AT square Daily Driver
66 sunroof,67,71,71,71 AT,72,72 AT Parts
56 & 57 oval ragtop $2,500

[volkswagen4life]

What a freaking mess I fixed a cracked fuel line that had a slow drip and another burst (non fuel injection rated line) so fixed that and another line starts to leak I am just ganna have to chase it all the way around the car notes to anyone else always use fuel injected line when needed
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78' Type 2 "little buggie"
74' Type 1
70' Type 3 square

[volkswagen4life]

In these systems what triggers the fuel injectors to shoot and how do u check to see if its still good
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78' Type 2 "little buggie"
74' Type 1
70' Type 3 square

[COFBack]

Trigger points in the bottom of the distributor.

Sounds like you need to replace all of your fuel lines
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[volkswagen4life]

Are those trigger points in cased in the distrubutor or under the cap?
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78' Type 2 "little buggie"
74' Type 1
70' Type 3 square

[Bobnotch]

[volkswagen4life]

I checked that connection the three prongs going to my dizzy they seem nice and tight but there is a four prong that isn't connected to anything and I can't find where that might go. There is also one single white or maybe brown wire on the opposite side of the in take not hooked to anything. If I take the power off of the injectors and turn the engine would a volt meter catch a charger? If so how much of one should it pick up
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78' Type 2 "little buggie"
74' Type 1
70' Type 3 square

[volkswagen4life]

By the way I fixed the fuel leaks and in my other car 91 firebird the fuel pump builds pressure than stops but in my type 3 the pump is always going as long as the igniton is on is that okay?
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78' Type 2 "little buggie"
74' Type 1
70' Type 3 square

[Mike Fisher]

The Type 3 fuel pump should shut off after a couple seconds when it reaches 30lbs pressure if the car doesn't start.
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69 FI/AT square Daily Driver
66 sunroof,67,71,71,71 AT,72,72 AT Parts
56 & 57 oval ragtop $2,500

[volkswagen4life]

Only 30 lbs... I was told it was sapose to do 90 arnt there pressure regulators that keep it down there
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78' Type 2 "little buggie"
74' Type 1
70' Type 3 square