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Re: [T3] Let's Play STUMP JIM!!! :-) (AKA Mission Impossible)


On 31 Mar 2002, at 10:23, adevars@gmavt.net wrote:

> The challenge Jim, if you choose to accept it:  why does the idle increase
> as the car warms up and then remain at a high idle?

Every engine runs best when it is up to its design operating temp. There are 
a number of things that make this true. Lower oil viscosity and better fuel 
vaporization are the 2 main ones. Unless you do something to prevent it, any 
engine will do what you have observed.

What VW did was to incorporate a throttle linkage in with the automatic 
choke. This gives the car less gas as it warms up.

In your case, I'd guess that the normal idle circuit was not working either 
because the chokes had been disconnected, or the throttle cable was too 
tight to allow the carbs to return all the way to normal idle.

> FYI: I have fixed the issue and my Square is now a JOY to drive!

Congratulations. Now tell us: What did you fix?

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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