Re: [T3] Pressure Regulator

[Steve Glavas <steveglavas@email.com>]

Y'all--

> The regulator is just a mechanical device, so there is no use here
> for the VOM. You just need a pressure gauge.
>
I'm actually talking about the weird part off to the left side of the engine
attached by three screws to the body.  One vac hose connects it to the
plenum, a four wire connector connects it to the FI system (still all there
in one piece but very close to be fully removed and set on fire, per a
previous satirical post).  It's roughly the size of a large hand grenade
about to blow your engine up.  I have no idea if it's a fuel pressure
regulator or a radar detector. Bentley never shows a pic of it, or describes
it in any detail. The trouble "shooting" guide is as lame as surging idle I
once had.

>What do you measure? If it is below 13.5 V.

14.3 or so.  Voltage reg is fine (Bosch, fairly new @ ~1 year, no gen light
either). Gen is fine (rebuilt, nice brushes, pretty paint job)

This problem started when I changed the "radar detector" out with a
new-to-me one to get rid of the lame surging idle problem.  All vac leaks
were fixed prior to this with as many new rubber seals, hoses, etc, etc.
Replacing the radar detector and got rid of the lame surging idle problem.

Now it idles mildly faster (removing said vac hose increases idle above when
it's connected per the trouble "shooting" guide), has noticeably poor power,
exhaust pops, crappy mileage, and really smelly fumes.  It's parked and it
ain't goin' nowhere except to Bug Pack for 34ICTs and somewhere else to get
the linkage.

I have several radar detectors I can test.  One with oil in it (not so
good), two without.  And those two are giving me the same symptoms.  Or, at
least since I have changed this thing, the car just hasn't been the same.
You think those two used radar detectors were why the previous Type 3s were
in the junkyard?  I'm beginning to suspect so.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Steve
'71 Tuff Shed




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