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On 26 Oct 99, at 19:23, ed.hanis wrote:
> I took Jim's advice and I loosened up the intake air runners and distributor
> and let them all line up, then tightend them down again. Same problem. I
> have all of the hoses connected and even replaced all the old ones. In my
> frustration I pulled the hose off of the intake distributor and the idle
> slowed a bit. So I thought what the heck and covered the hole into the
> intake with my finger and started blowing into the hose that leads to the
> pressure sensor and it started to slow down. That has to be a symptom of
> something...(insert anything about my intellagence here for even admitting
> that I did it).
The pressure sensor actually senses vacuum, so blowing on it
pushes it in the wrong direction, still, I'm surprised at the response
that you got. You probably DON'T want to suck on that hose! :-p
> The dumb thing ran great until I dropped the engine out to clean it up. I
> made sure to lable everything and got it all put back just right. Could it
> be a sign that the pressure sensor is going or even the control box?
Just make sure that ALL the hoses and wires are back on the right
places. Is it an AT? If so, how about both ends of the hose to the
vacuum modulator at the transmission?
It's probably not the pressure sensor or the brain. In spite of your
efforts, it is much more likely to be a misplaced hose or wire, or a
broken wire somewhere.
Jim
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Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison WI USA
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