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On 20 Nov 2005 at 9:02, fess wrote: > I disconnected the throttle position switch and drove it > the problem didn't seem to go away at all. > [why can I drive it like this? what does that switch do? ] That switch only calls for special attention at idle and when you stomp down on the throttle. Without it, it will idle okay, but it may not have the full response you expect when you ask for sudden acceleration. > I checked the plug wires. they were 1k, 1k, 5k, and 0 ohms. the 0 ohm > one actually fell apart, the wire coming out of the plug end connector, > and brown dust falling out of that. I put it back together before > measuring it. Driving it after this, the missing seemed to go away for > a little bit. This all seems to suggest I need new plug wires. Can I > get these from the flaps? It sounds like 2 of your SP connector ends need to be replaced. They have resistors inside them and those resistors go open occasionally. They just screw into your wires and can be replaced individually. I have new and used ones here, as well as bulk SP wire. I also have complete aftermarket sets, but I strongly encourage people to keep their original screw-on right angle dist cap ends. Those are almost irreplaceable and they never wear out. I can sell you whatever parts you need. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~