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<x-charset iso-8859-1>A shorted head sensor will mimick a hot condition and the car will run fine but start hard and hesitate cold. an intermittant open will cause the bucking. Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: <cheflayne@yahoo.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 2:01 PM Subject: [T3] > I am a new owner of a 71 sqbk w/ FI. After a period of > tracking down bad grounds, leaking fuel lines, vacuum > leaks, etc. i got back on the road. It drove > beautifully for about 10 miles, then started bucking > like crazy and backfiring.I limped home with the > problem being somewhat intermittent. Next day same > scenario. I checked the harness ground at the brain > terminal and it read 0. Then I checked the head temp > sensor at the brain terminal and it read 1.7. > Shouldn't it read more like 60 hot and 2500 cold. I an > assuming that the sensor is bad. Does this make sense > and do the symptoms fit. Thanks, Layne > PS Greg,I apologize about the problem with the prior > send > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Find the one for you at Yahoo! Personals > http://personals.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > </x-charset>