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On 26 Feb 2002, at 10:13, Wuzmop@aol.com wrote: > Well I got her legal on Friday, and have driven all weekend and a grueling day > at work going all over town without a hitch, but I have a few hopefully small > issues I need help with. She is a 73 EFI fasty. > >>> She is tuned properly but the power output is low and gas mileage seems > >>> poor. I raised the fuel pressure from 28 to 30, and it improved slightly, > >>> fuel pressure is consistant at idle and high revs. It fails the "suck on the > >>> hose" vacuum canister test, and the mechanical advance does not bounce back > >>> as good as I think it should. This weekend I may try a different > >>> distributer, is there any thing else I should check other than the > >>> timing,dwell,voltage,fuel filter,etc? Put a couple drops of light oil in the top of the dist shaft to try to free up the mech advance. That needs to work smoothly and effortlessly. Check the charging system regulating voltage across the battery at medium rpm and with the engine warm after a nice drive. It should be 14.1-14.4V if it is below 13.5V replace the voltage regulator with a genuine Bosch. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe