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> > I put in another pressure sensor and the black smoke is gone and it > seems zippier than before. I haven't given it the Texas Street test > (A good hill to test these things in central San Diego). > > An interesting thing. The one I got from the junkyard yesterday had > some oil dripping out of it when I took it out of the box this > afternoon. Is that a sign of something that was wrong with the car it > came from or is it possible that the one I had in there had lost some > oil that was supposed to be in there? > There is not supposed to be oil in the pressure sensor. That usually gets in when someone overfills the air cleaner, or the car gets parked on a steep hill. Drain out what you can get out, and see how the car runs. > Now the bad news. It seeks at idle. I suppose I probably have to > readjust it with the new pressure sensor. And there is a leak in the > fuel lines. It looks like I cracked the one that goes to the #3 > injector when attaching the pressure gauge. They all look pretty old > and brittle. > Those hoses on the injectors can be replaced. You have to cut the crimped ferrel off to get the original hose off. Then just replace the hose using a hose clamp at each end. > This brings up a question I have for Jim. You were planning to sell > fuel line replacement kits. I think it fell through. If it didn't, > I'd like to buy one. If it did, could you send me a shopping list > with lengths of what diameter and good brand names. > I think Jim is off the list for a few days. Just go to a parts store and buy 5/16" gas line rated for EFI. You should need about 20 ft. to do the complete car. And buy a bunch of hose clamps too. -- Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe