Re: [T3] Red Wire

["Gary Gamboa" <gary_gamboa@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>>With the wire disconnected

What should be the impact on AT performance if disconnected?



Thank you,

Gary Gamboa





> From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>
> Reply-To: type3@vwtype3.org
> To: type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Red Wire
> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 12:46:30 -0500
>
> On 29 Jun 2003 at 11:17, Gary Gamboa wrote:
>
> > I have a single red wire with a slip on clip coming from under a part 
> betwee the
> > distributer cap and the flywheel housing. This part looks like a giant 
> upside
> > down emergency flasher, and has a hose going to the oil bath, and one 
> the intake
> > air distrbutor. What is it? What should the red wire be connected to?
>
> That is the AT auxiliary air regulator. That wire carries 12V power to its
> heater. The wire should connect to a wire that exits from the same branch 
> of
> the wiring harness as the oil pressure switch; it should have 12V on it any
> time the engine is running.
>
> With the wire disconnected, the AAR should measure 15-20 Ohms from its red 
> wire
> to ground.
>
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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