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Forwarded to the list: Remember to post list messages to the list rather than to me, thanks. On 20 May 2003 at 20:03, VW Rulz wrote: > I have a voltmeter. > > When I start it I can hold the throttle open (with the oil breather off) and > the car will run but idles rough and blows a tremendous amount of white smoke > out the exhaust. Could the fuel pressure regulator be bad or a leaking > injector? I finally got it fired today after the T3 groups help with the > electrical and she ran fine for about 30 mins. continously. Then she started > doing this. Thanks for any suggestions. I will try the cold start value > tommorrow. The PR and leaking injectors require a 30 psi pressure gauge to test. You can buy these items fairly cheaply at a hardware store, I think. Use the voltmeter to test the charging system. You should measure 14-15V AT THE GENERATOR TERMINALS when the engine is running at med RPM or above. If you don't get this, ask for my charging system FAQ, or write back here. Low system voltage will make the engine run rich, but not generally this rich. Is your generator idiot light going out? -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org