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On 10 Jun 2004 at 16:03, Mark Healey wrote: > On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 22:34:44 -0500, Jim Adney wrote: > > >On 3 Jun 2004 at 14:19, Mark Healey wrote: > > > >> When the engine gets hot it starts hesitating, especially under load. > >> It hesitates a little when cold but not much. I thought I could live > >> with this for a few short errands but it died and wouldn't start. You > >> could hear it trying to ignite but no go. > > > >Check your charging system regulating voltage. I know the VR is new to you, but > >I got the impression that it is a used one. They are often bad, and low system > >voltage will make the FI run rich and give symptoms like this. > > Charging voltage 12 at idle 13 at higher revs. This is too low. Replace the VR. This one is probably bad. Or go thru my charging system checkup just to verify that the generator is fine and then replace the VR. 13V is very low and would explain your symptoms. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org