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Re: [T3] Rough starting, all of a sudden


On 5 Jun 2001, at 18:10, john r wrote:

> Anyway with my '69 FI - AT Fastback,  the PO recommended I turn the
> key 3-4 times before starting, to load up the FI, which I do.  She
> has always started with a little 'rraannnkkk' sound and fired right
> up. Monday morning no such luck.  I get it to start up after a
> couple of seconds, it idles very rough and slowly dies.  It does
> this repeatadly.  after a few minutes of trying once I got it to
> idle for a few seconds I can give it gas, and it will struggle, up
> the rev's - then rev fine if kept higher than idle. It will slowly
> quit again w/o giving gas. 

It would be useful to put a pressure gauge on the fuel line while you 
go thru this. See if the problem is fuel, or something else. If fuel is 
the problem, you might try a new fuel filter. It's above the fuel 
pump.  
 
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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