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On 7 Aug 2002, at 11:38, Joe Barnes wrote: > I've recently bought a 1972 fuel injection fastback auto which prior to > my ownership had been stood in a field for a year since it was last run. > I have since driven about 800 miles in it, but have been getting some > idling problems in the last couple of weeks. Since I've bought it I've > replaced the fuel pump, coil, condenser, points, spark plugs and one of > the rubber connectors from the elbow joint on the heat exchanger as it > had ruptured. I've also cleaned the trigger contacts in the distributor > and this did briefly make the engine run a lot better. The problem is > that it is hunting quite a lot whilst idling and I have noticed this > morning that some white smoke is coming from the exhaust too (although > this has not been happening until now). I've still got to set the > timing, set the throttle butterfly, and make sure the valve clearances > are correct this week but I was wondering if anybody could point me > towards what the smoke indicates (hopefully not worn rings!) - this > engine has less than 31k miles on it and it really shouldn't be running > this badly. Valve adjustment and timing are the FIRST things you should have checked. It may just be oil burning off something. It might be running extremely rich because the charging system regulating voltage is low. Extreme idling in a FI type 3 indicates that certain parts of the FI are working properly, but that your idle is set too high. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/