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> Running rich is one of the classic symptoms that has a couple of standard, and > cheap fixes. > > First thing to do is get in the car and turn the ignition ON. You should hear a > relay click and then a second click about 1 second later. Between clicks the > fuel pump in front should run. If you don't hear this exact sequence then there > is a wiring problem. Let us know what you hear and we can go from there.. I will do that. > > The pots on the dash are something you should get rid of and put back to > normal. I planned to do just that. I saw the pots as a fix for something that should have been fixed properly. > > I wouldn't pull it until you get some experience with it and run it a bit. > That's the only way that you'll know what it really needs. Otherwise you may > discover that you're removing it a second time just to correct something minor > that could have been fixed the first time around. I've pulled so many VW/Porsche engines that I don't mind it at all. 20-30 minutes and it's out. Used to know a guy who worked on Porsches and he had a car lift in his shop. He could pull or refit a 912 in 7 or 8 minutes. He took em out to do valve adjustments and change the plugs. I'm sure it takes a little longer with the type 3 with that rear bar mount. > > > What books are still available for the T3's, and which would you recommend? > > This is the one you need to start with. It's still in print, but only early > printings have the wiring diagrams in color. Used ones are out there. > > Volkswagen Official Service Manual > Type 3 Fastback and Squareback 1968-1973 > published by Robert Bentley, Cambridge, Mass, 1974 > ISBN 0-8376-0057-X / LPV 997 383 / VSQU > (excellent book, complete and well written) > > These are very good for the FI, but are out of print and hard to find: > > Volkswagen Fuel Injection Technical Manual, forth edition > (covers D-Jetronic Type III, IV, 914) > published by Henry Elfrink, Los Angeles, 1972 > > I may have a decent copy of each available for sale. I buy them up whenever I > see them, just because I don't want them to end up in the trash. Email me off line if you would. I'm interested. jshowker@comcast.net Thanks for all your help. I will try the things you suggest when I get her in my garage. Thanks, Jim > > There are other good books out there, but there are lots which are not worth > buying. > > -- > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >