Tag: doka
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dont buy junk – dont sell junk – (another) roadtrip starter motor fail in the Doka
starter motor solenoid refused to fire after stopping in fuel station on the way back from a 350km roadtrip … hit it, short it , check it – remove it and test it.. put it back in hotwire it with a spanner…. then ask two random builders in a van to help bump start it…
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Fitting up external oil cooler for the Doka
The T3 double cab runs LPG and petrol, the LPG is half the price and makes less pollution than petrol so it runs on that all the time. LPG burns hotter (and slower) than benzine so the ignition is about 7 degrees advanced and the engine runs hotter – constant running over 110km (70mph) and…
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Ratio Rockers for the T3 Doka
Learning how to cut to length cut-to-length pushrods Then the procomp billet 1.4 ratio rockers go into the #vwt3 #doka What could possibly go wrong ?
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Laptop setup for the 02 sensor in the T3 Doka
Booted up a .Mac laptop in windows to reprogram the #innovatemotorsport wideband O2 sensor to display in lambda rather than efi – now it reads correctly whether I run the #vwt3 doka on lpg or benzine
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Installing Wideband 02 in the T3 Doka
After new carb jets the #innovatemotorsports #mtx-l wideband and lambda sensor gets installed into the #vwt3 doka – will change the display from afr to lambda and it will meter both fuels without problem..
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Rejetting the T3 Doka
New upgraded primary and secondary jets installed into the NOS pierburg carb in the #vwt3 doka – it’s a 1.9 carb on a 2.1 motor so on lpg all is good but on benzine it’s super lean – going from 102/110 to 112.5/120 hopefully helps and a dyno session will dial it in
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Fixing oil leaks on the T3 Doka
Addressing the oil leak that appears to come from the distributor on the #vwt3 doka double cab reveals the rubber oil seal is perished and so stiff it cracks when trying to remove it – new seal – slot back in – leak hopefully solved
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New custom built rev counter for the T3 Doka
And now – in the #vwt3 doka – the new rev counter is installed, cabled and working ! From a gti it’s Mounted inside a custom 3D printed case with a new oem style face and peaks at a hopeful 7k rpm
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Rewing in the T3 Doka
Rewiring the instruments in the #vwt3 doka – how it started – how it’s going
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Dyno tuning new T3 Doka engine
Engine is swapped in the #vwt3 doka so it’s time for #dyno – check afr and timing and sort out the new old stock carb…Down to Moritz tuning to use their rolling road again and dial it all in