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On 14 Dec 99, at 11:17, mark kaylor wrote: > the reason i asked about the idle problem, as far as mine seeming to do so > very roughly, is because this is what ALWAYS triggers my flickering oil > light, and the random gen light flicker. when i first got the car it would > go to idle really smoothly, so that's what i'm comparing it to. and i never > had a flickering light of any sorts until this started happening. so if my > engine is undershooting, if i step the idle up a bit will that help? my > idle is a little low, i like it that way, around 850 or so. but i think > that's where it should be at right? You idle sounds just about right to me, but why not try it 100 RPM higher and see if that helps. I have not seen this symptom before to my recollection. > and the ashtray light....yes when i pull the ash tray out there is a light > in there. it is visible through the dash crack in the middle of dash too. > i just assumed it was something these cars came with, i would like to > disconnect cause i have no need for it, why drain power for something i > don't need? Pull out the ash tray and remove the screw that you can see in the back of the "hole." Then just pull the outer "lining" out toward you and tell us what you find. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe