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On 21 Dec 2001, at 2:49, Mike and Barry wrote: > Heres the problem, I was setting my timing with a strobe and used my > generator as a power source for the strobe. After I set the timing to > what the Bently says ( never had problems with setting this) I then > noticed that my generator light is now on all the time. I have not run > any tests on my generator yet, but will tommorrow. Could I have > shorted something? If you shorted the DF terminal to ground while the engine was revved up this can ruin the voltage regulator. I have a charging system FAQ which I will send to you that will tell how to step thru the charging systema and figure out what is wrong. > And since this light has been staying on, my engine's idle sticks > at high rpm when I stop. It stays at the same rpm as the last gear > I was in and only goes away if I rev the engine. The other weird > new occurence is the engines fluxiates from high rpm to low to high > and so on. Not really sure where to start. Could these things be > related? I really lost on this one. Putting me in the right > direction will be greatly appreciated. mike '71 Square FI I'd check to see if there is something making the throttle cable stick. The 2 most likely places to check are at the engine, make sure that there are no wires that the throttle stuff can rub against when they move, and check at the pedal. It is common for the carpet to slide down a bit and catch the "cam" on the back of the pedal, making it stick there. The loping idle usually means that some of the tuneup stuff is not set right. It usually means that the idle speed is set too high. What you are seeing is the correct FI system response to something which is misadjusted. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/