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check your ignition system... yes I know you put new cap, and rotor and plugs and wires and points and condenser in it last week.. change each on till you find it.. if thats not it then start with the fuel injection... example... the 1 month of labor and extensive costs could have been saved if ... on a l-hetronic system... replaced all --plug wires cap points condenser plugs. replaced - time switch cold start air !!flow meter-- brain!! rebuilt the entire fuelinjection wireing harness what was the problem ,,, bad rotor.... it had a carbon trace the would arc out ...(hey it looked brand new!!) -----Original Message----- From: RJ Latherow <RJLATHEROW@atlantic1.com> To: type3@vwtype3.org <type3@vwtype3.org> Date: Friday, May 22, 1998 12:12 PM Subject: FI oddities >(damn send button shortcut. My apologies....) >Anyway, it runs fine purs like a kitten. Only bad part is, every 15 >seconds, it will just stop for a econd, then pick right back up again. >No hesitation when its idling (mind you, I can't take her for a spin, so >its just backyard immobility testing for me) but just this odd, regular >dieing. > > >Its odd because to slow to be a miss, but cyclic enough to make me >think its something that drops the ball, like clockwork, and not a >random losse connection. The FI tester (and the grain of salt I take >with it) show up dandy. > >My buddy said he has the same problem he jacked up the idle to get rid >of it (his was to the point of stalling, tho. Mine almost is.) > >Scary part is, my 1976 FI Bus is starting to do it too..... Am I >cursed??? > >-rj >