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Re: [T3] still won't idle....


On 11 Aug 98, at 19:20, Sonny8oy@aol.com wrote:

> '69 f.i., AT.
> timing set.

Is it correctly set to TDC?

> still not idling.  basically it's not consistent.  occasionally, it will run
> fine, but by the next light, it may want to die.
> 
> probably connected to this is my other increasingly major problem:
> highway driving - after more than 5 minutes say, on the highway at 55-60mph,
> the car will suddenly lose power and slow down.  previously this happened at
> speeds of 65mph, now it's even beginning to happen at 50mph, and when driving
> around town.  sometimes it will correct itself in 4 or 5 seconds, other times
> i'll have to pull off the road, let it die, and restart it (giving it some
> gas).  when this happens, black smoke (could be blue, i'm only looking in the
> rear view mirror) comes out the back.
> my favorite thought about this is the fuel pump.  could it be on the way out?
> is the car simply not getting enough fuel?

It may be running lean and overheating, but I wouldn't blame it on 
the fuel pump, although that's possible but not probable.  Does it 
recover if you shift into neutral and rev it briefly a couple of 
times?

> other thoughts:
> severely blocked fuel filter (unlikely, since i changed it 5k miles ago,
> although i did run out of gas once which could have dragged some crud from the
> tank into it).

Is your overflow hose in good condition?

> some other perhaps relevant points:
> changed the coil (for a used one) suspecting it me be defective, like toby's
> dad had had, but no difference.

A shot in the dark.

> been getting terrible fuel, economy for a while - about 18mpg.
> same symptoms if i put the car in 2nd or 1st gear, so i don't think it's
> anything to do with the AT.

Another shot in the dark:  Have you checked the charging system 
regulating voltage?  It should go up above 14 V with increasing rpm 
and then stop.  Where does yours stop?

Jim
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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