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Re: [T3] embarassing shake


On 26 Mar 99, at 22:26, Michael Herrick wrote:

> When ever I park my car and turn off the engine I get this anoying 
> shake... the whole car sort of rattles and shakes about for up to 3 
> seconds. What is it? and What do I do about it?

Your engine is dieseling. It should have electromagnetic idle cutoff 
jets which cut off the fuel when you turn th key off. Either they are 
not working, or they have been removed.

The dieseling can often be terminated by flooring the throttle after 
you turn the key off. This is just a temporary measure. Dieseling is 
hard on your engine.

Jim
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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