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RE: [T3]

On 7 May 2004 at 7:33, Schlegel, Richard wrote:

> This happened to me last week and I took it to my mechanic and he
> adjusted the "Idle Valve"? It is a black box looking thing opposite of
> the throttle. I know terrible description.

That's the throttle valve switch. It almost never needs adjustment, and it's 
adjustment is made to a particular position so that an internal switch JUST 
closes at idle. It often gets tampered with when it shouldn't be.

The proper adjustment of this switch is covered in the Bentley and the Elfrink 
manuals.  

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