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On 20 Dec 2001, at 10:58, Jim Adney wrote: > On 20 Dec 2001, at 10:04, Schwein, William wrote: > > > Ok then. Thats the plan for the weekend. Might explain why the car > > still starts running very badly after driving on the highway. Always > > starts cutting out just when I get by the Arch and pull off the > > highway to downtown. I always just figured it hates downtown St. > > Louis as much as I do but it might be junk in the tank at this > > point. I'll take it out and clean it again and fix/replace those > > lines. > > You don't have to take out the tank to inspect it. Just unbolt the gas > gauge sensor and look down there with a flashlight. > > There is a brass screen filter sock sticking up from tank outlet. It > may be worthwhile taking that out from the bottom and cleaning it, but > if there is a lot of dirt in the tank then it will just clog up again. > Remove this filter before you clean the tank, or it will likely be > destroyed. > > The problem could also be other things: bad capacitor/coil, tight > valves, lean mixture, wrong fuel pressure, worn voltage regulator.... I should add that the thing you need to take a close look at is the overflow hose. You'll find it by looking under the RF fender; it is a ~3/4" dia rubber hose which comes out of the inner fender wall and connects to the rear of the filler tube. It will either be "gone" or it will be covered with cracks that go all the way thru the rubber. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe