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on 10/11/01 1:03 PM, Jim Adney at jadney@vwtype3.org wrote: > On 11 Oct 2001, at 7:32, Mike Wodkowski wrote: > >> Re "All the way on": What I did was go to full start position. I >> don't know, it seemed like a good idea at the time. It just cranked >> the starter but my point is, I got the car running back up to idle, so >> the chugging would stop, as opposed to turning the key to the start >> position, which did not bring the car back to idle. >> >> And then I turned it off again. > > Okay, I understand. I kinda wonder if you could have gotten it > running normally without turning on the starter. After you just > turned the key ON, did you try giving it some gas to see if you > could get it to recover from the chug chug mode? > Unfortunately I dont remember. It was about 4 am. I was bushed. Just did a long drive to DC (car packed with junk, including a marble tabletop that must weigh 100 lbs at least) and after the traditional hour and a half of traffic getting out of the city: Got to DC on one tank of gas. An 8.5 gallon refill after 239 miles of driving. 28MPG! Got to DC and click, the engine shut right off just like it should. It's a wonder. -- Mike Wodkowski 72 SQBK Brooklyn wodkowski@mac.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe