Re: [T3] 71 Auto FI with crazy hestitation

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 16 Mar 00, at 0:40, Sonny8oy@aol.com wrote:

> > About a month ago he started to get some hesitation during acceleration form
> > a stop.  In neutral the car rev's somewhat sluggishly, but in gear, from a
> > stop, it took me about 4 seconds to move faster than an old lady with a
> > walker.
> 
> After a couple of years of reading this list, and my own similar experiences 
> with a '69 AT FI, there has never been a good (i.e. 'oooh, that works') 
> answer to this often-asked question. I tried *everything* that the list 
> suggested, and could not rid the car of the problem. Has anyone ever cured it?

After my first answer to this post, I realized that I should have 
added to check all the tune-up items: dwell, timing, valve lash, 
AND verify that your distributor advance mechanisms are working 
correctly.

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Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054

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