Re: [T3] won't start

[connie schmitt <conniedave2002@yahoo.com>]

Since I got running,I seem to have trouble with it
idling way too fast! It doesn't sound too bad but I
can't find a way to slow down the idle.
--- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote:
> On 29 Mar 2001, at 20:05, connie schmitt wrote:
> 
> > I finally got it started! I'm not really sure what
> did
> > the trick, but I took out the trigger points and
> > cleaned them out really good and made sure that
> they
> > opened and closed right. now I need to adjust the
> > valves to get the noise out of them, they're very
> > loud!
> 
> Congratulations! We're all really pleased that you
> stuck with it.
> 
> I suspect that some dirt fell into the trigger
> points, keeping them 
> from making contact. This would explain the throttle
> clicks going 
> away. One of the important things I do when I
> rebuild a dist is clean 
> everything pretty well, as dirt from the breaker
> plate above can fall 
> down like this and disable the car, so it's
> important to not only 
> remove the offending dirt, but also that which is
> threatening.
> 
> Keep up the good work!
> 
> -
> Jim Adney
> jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, WI 53711-3054
> USA
> 
>
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