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Re: FI throttle switch


On 1 Nov 98, at 0:44, Dave Hall wrote:

> >  Being a novice to FI VW, I reassembled the FI
> >system and crossed my fingers.
> >It bucked reving up and bucked with any small change in accelerator
> >while cruising. At the San Antonio October Bug Fest, 10-8-98, an
> old timer
> >told me to change the throttle valve switch, attached to the FI air
> >distribution housing.  After properly timing and fine tuning, it
> runs great!
> 
> You can open up those switches and clean the copper tracks of the
> dirt.  It worked for mine.

For some reason, this seems to be a problem only with the original 72-
3 throttle valve switches.  The replacements don't suffer from the 
same weakness.  Sometimes they can be cleaned, but eventually they 
will need to be replaced.

Jim

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