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sounds ignition related! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cody Andresen" <cody@codyandresen.com> To: <type3-d@vwtype3.org> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 11:32 AM Subject: [T3] FI trouble > My 1970 Fastback has quickly developed a chronic problem with the FI. > The car was difficult getting started so I decided to take it into my > local mechanic. He was unable to figure it out. > > Up until recently, the car would start but would sound like it was > "sputtering" under load or at high RPMs. The mechanic replaced the > vacuum advance with a used one that he claimed was working. The > plugs were replaced, valves were adjusted and the timing was perfect. > > When the car last started (it's dead now), the engine would stall if > the car came under to0 heavy of a load (ie. I would give the engine > too much gas). I was driving in the city, no hills, to avoid a > stall. When the car did stall, I had a heck of a time getting it > started and had to play with the accelerator, got it started when I > had it fully depressed. > > The mechanic I took it to for a second opinion wants to do a carb > conversion. I'm not convinced this is the best alternative. I've > taken matters into my own hands and have been reading up in my > Bently. I'm also armed with my volt meter from Radio Shack. > > For a newbie who wants to do some diagnostics on this type of FI, is > there a good method of deduction that I should follow (besides what > I've read in the Bently manual)? I just want to avoid stupid > mistakes and not fry any of the electronics. > > cody > -- > ............................................................................ ... > www.codyandresen.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >