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What is dwell? > --- Original Message --- >Sent: 06/24/04 22:11:21 >From: jadney@vwtype3.org >To: type3@vwtype3.org >Subject: Re: [T3] exhaust questions... > >On 24 Jun 2004 at 17:16, Jim Smith wrote: > >> so i finally got the Fastback out of storage and to my house to begin the >> process of bringing it back to life. >> i had posted this a while back, but to refresh, the reason i had parked it >> was that besides an issue with the tranny, the car had suddenly lost all >> power while driving, and i wasnt able to get above about 10mph. >> i was talking to a mechanic recently, and he said that with air cooled >> engines that this could be because my exhaust had crapped out. > >Everett has already explained the different exhausts that you posted. > >Let me assure you that the exhaust is NOT your problem. No matter how bad it >is, your car should still have no trouble getting above 50 mph. You need to >look elsewhere before you worry about the muffler. > >Post your symptoms. Does it start and idle well? Has it had a correct tuneup >(dwell, timing, valve adjustment) lately? What year? > >If FI, how is the fuel pressure? If your overflow hose is cracked you may have >a gas tank full of water which has now rusted a lot of expensive things. The >dirt in the water would have blocked up the filter and kept fuel from getting >thru. > >Is the system voltage low? It should be above 13.5V at medium RPM. > >How was your gas mileage? > >-- >******************************* >Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org >Madison, Wisconsin, USA >******************************* > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org >