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On 9 May 2002, at 17:43, Type 3 Junkie wrote: > This car was just bought and he has no history on it . > A tune up was just done and this was noticed. > 1600cc stock motor with 009, stock carbs... > > the #3 cylinder acts like it is dead, when the plug wire is pulled the is no > diffrence in how the motor idles, yet when a compression check is done the #3 > show 95 pounds of pressure... the other cylinders show between 110 to 120... Adjust the valves. Check the ignition system to make sure that spark is getting to the #3 SP. Check the plug, the wire, the SP connector/insulator/resistor, and the dist cap. An inductive timing light clipped around the #3 lead will tell you whether there is anything traveling down that wire. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/