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<x-charset iso-8859-1>i'm sending this again, because the list was dead for most of the day, and I don't think it got through... The Multimeter read a constant 12.4 So I need a new one than, aye? :-) Micah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 7:41 AM Subject: Re: [T3] temp. sensor query.. > On 15 Jul 2002, at 23:13, Micah wrote: > > > > Have you checked your charging system regulating voltage? > > > Um, no.. I have a multimeter, which I've never used.. Tell me what to do.. > > It might help to have 2 people. Go for a drive to warm up everything then > come home and leave the engine running. Lift the back seat and, with the > voltmeter set on DC volts, put the 2 proble across the battery. Rev the engine > to medium RPMs and hold it steady while you read the meter. > > The reading should be 14.1-14.4V. If it is less than 13.5V replace the voltage > regulator with a genuine Bosch. > > > Why would operating temperature be factor though?????? > > Low system voltage will make the FI run rich. This won't bother a warm > engine, but a warm engine won't care for this and will miss. > > - > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ </x-charset>