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On Wed, 15 Aug 2001 20:10:07 -0600, Jim Adney wrote: >On 16 Aug 2001, at 15:02, Mark Healey wrote: > >> My car is now has a complete 71 FI setup. It doesn't work right. >> There is some black in the exhaust. >> It has real trouble with hills. >> It backfires coughs when decelerating. >> I think my dwell meter is smoked, it reads the same no matter what I >> do. I just used the feeler guage and timed it. >> >> The charging voltage is 13 > >It should be above 14 at the battery with a warm engine and at med >rpm. If it is below 13 under these conditions replace the voltage >regulator with a genuine Bosch. Medium RPM? I did it at idle which is at 800. Mark Healey 71 FI auto square 71 FI manual square marksvw@healeyonline.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org