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>Visually inspect the dist cap, wire, and SP connector, inside and out, to >make sure that there isn't a carbon track that might be shunting the #1 >spark off an alternate path. Dist cap and rotor are new, and look good. >Measure the resistance of the #1 SP wire. If it is infinite, replace the >bakelite SP connector, which should measure ~ 1000 Ohms. Not sure what you mean here, they are copper core empi spark plug wires and are new, resistance across 1 wire is 0.7 ohm. Are the stock ones special? >Pull the SP and take a close look at it. If the gap is too wide adjust it. >If the corners of the center electrode are rounded replace it. Spark plugs are new, gapped correctly, and look good. >If you think it's running rich, measure the charging system regulating >voltage: across the battery, after a warmup drive, at medium rpm. It should >be slightly above 14V. If it is less than 13.5V replace the voltage >regulator with a Genuine Bosch. The regulator read about 13.8v when I first started her up and it was running fine, once it warmed a little it started to lope and at idle I got about 13.3v, at high idle, I gat about 13.5v. I decided to turn on the lights and such to see what happened. When I turned on the head lights, it darn near died but then came back a little. So i turned on the windshield wipers too, and each time they started up the glass, the engine would almost die, so I would give it gas. I left it at idle the wipers would have killed it I am guessing that I need a new voltage regulator, could this be anything else? nathan 1970 fastback ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/