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On 11 Oct 2001, at 13:57, Martinez, Leon wrote: > -Is your battery/generator voltage (engine running) between 13.5v to > 14.5v) ? Someone correct me on this. Too low a voltage will increase > your mixture too high I do not know but if it is too high you may have > regulator problems. Is your voltage steady and not erratic at > different speeds. If you see problems , replace regulator. Temporarly > install a voltmeter to check this. This is correct, low system voltage causes rich running. > You say your car has some bucking at 55-65 mph. I have had this with > almost anything causing this , you think this is caused by the > throttle position switch ? Ask some more people about this switch, I > do not know if the switch may cause this. Yes, this happens on the 72-3 EFI cars. To test for this, just drive the car with this switch unplugged. It won't drive quite as well, but if your symptom at 55-65 goes away, replace the switch. > On your rust hole questions , I had my car corroded at the > back, bottom and on top of both front fenders also the bottom > front of bot doors had this problem . What did to permanently fix > this is to have stainless steel sheetmetal pieces welded or braised > using brass. ???? You can't brass braze to stainless steel (although it can be welded or silver soldered.) - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe