Re: Pressure Sensor

[Greg Merritt <gregm@umich.edu>]

	I know of several people who have taken their car to a VW dealer
(hmmm, these folks are all on the west coast...) and paid like $90 or so
for the labor to completely diagnose the car.  Then what you do is go &
replace by yourself whatever they said was faulty--that way you're not
paying dealer prices for parts & further labor.

	Rocky Mountain doesn't list manifold pressure sensors for '71 (just
earlier & later).  They're not the final word, but it's a good indication.
Price is in the ~$250 range.

	For all of you Type III folks... when you're at a VW show, hit the
swap meet.  Learn how to i.d. fuel injection parts, and stock up.  Make low
offers--I've bought manifold pressure sensors & distributors for as low as
$1!!!  Use tactics like "nobody's into Type IIIs" and "everybody with a
Type III has converted to carbs anyway."  Offer to take a whole box of f.i.
parts off of their hands for a bargain price.  "For $25, you won't have to
lug that box [full of $600 worth of f.i. parts!] back home again."

	Do you have the book called "How to Tune and Modify Bosch
Electronic Fuel Injection"?  It's from Classic Motorbooks, and I like it
much better than the blue Bosch f.i. "bible".  It has some good, systematic
diagnostic procedures.

	Best of luck, and hang in there!

-Greg
'69 & '71 Squarebacks
'63 Beetle