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----- Original Message ----- From: "anthony&rhonda" <a.cole6@verizon.net> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:28 PM Subject: Re: [T3] bosch parts > Hello Jim, > > We are the folks in California that e-mailed you a while back asking about > why our squareback has such a rough idle when started up in the morning; it > sounds as if there is not enough gas getting to the fuel injection. After > about 1-2 minutes everything seems to kick in and the car runs like a champ. > After our mechanic tuned it up, he told us that that the rough idle in the > morning was normal, but after listening and talking to other squareback > owners with FI, I believe him to either be incorrect or just not too willing > to investigate the problem due to a lack of FI knowledge. Afterall, did > this car have a funky idle when brand new??????? Anyway, after finally > finding a VW only mechanic [the only one that did not either laugh in my > face or was just plain rude] that knew what he was talking about because he > raised his kids in a squareback, we have good reason to believe his over the > phone diagnosis of the temperature sensor being the problem. This mechanic > told me how much he loved these cars and wished he saw more people take the > interest and care to keep them running. We actually had asked a VW > mechanic around the corner from us about our problem who told us the same > thing - change the temperature sensor. Unfortunately, when we asked if he > would be interested in helping us out, he said he does not care to take on > the challenge of fuel injection on squareback's anymore -- was not worth his > time. > > As for whether we want a temp sensor cyl head or crankcase -- we really do > not know -- is there a difference. My husband is looking at the Bentley > Manual who refers to them as being the same. Is it figure 7-5 in the > Bentley Manual. We really need some help on this. Thanks. > > Also what is the price difference between the new vs. used. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > To: <type3@vwtype3.org> > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 6:52 PM > Subject: Re: [T3] bosch parts > > > > On 10 Jul 2003 at 17:34, anthony&rhonda wrote: > > > > > I am trying to find a dist.for bosch parts in the L.A. Calif.area I need > to > > > find a temp.sensor 1 for a 69 sqr.bck. AT FI. > > > > I have these. New or used. Which one are you calling #1, cyl head or > crankcase? > > For some reason different sources call different ones #1. > > > > -- > > ******************************* > > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > > ******************************* > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > >