[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]
On 16 Feb 2005 at 14:44, Toby Erkson wrote: > So all this told me that the wire connecting to terminal #85, the gray > wire, wasn't connected to the FI brain. Remembering that I had an open > gray wire in the engine bay I began looking for a matching connector. > Behind the intake distributor, below the #3 intake runner, was a single > terminal connector with a white wire going into it. Yep, that sounds right. It's odd to find that wire completely disconnected, but with these abused old cars you just never know.... > Next, I put my volt meter to the wire for the AAR and started the car. > +12volts! I connected the power wire back to it and let the car idle > and the suction on the AAR gradually reduced. Not completely...maybe > with some driving it would? We'll have to see later. After the engine > had been idling for several minutes I adjusted the rpm to 950-1000rpm. > Generator output is +14.5v. Some idling wavering, though. I should > note that the rebuilder failed to install the engine cooling thermostat > <grumble grumble> and I can't tell if the flaps are installed or not; > the flap rod is installed. Right, let it cycle a few times and it may close off completely. It may also help that the engine compartment lid is closed and it can heat up in there a bit more. > Need to hit the FLAPS for some zirk fitting covers, they were pretty > caked up in gunk. They are probably even better off just left open. The covers always carry the possibility of holding water in there, and a little grease left on them will protect them 'til next time. Just wipe them clean, which you should do anyway, before you lube again. Nice detective work! ;-) -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~