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On 30 Aug 2006 at 9:29, Smith, Ethan Nicholas wrote: > 71 sb that has been sitting for a while. It is hard to start and will > barely idle. If you rev it up it works fine. Electrical system is fine. > The problem is somewhere in the fuel injection. I have noticed the air > intake on the top seems to have an oil coating inside of it. Adjusting > the idle screw has no effect. Could it be the throttle valve switch or > the air regulator. The injectors seem to be working ok. What about the > injector parts in the distributor. I guess im directing my question to > Jim. Can parts be found for this system anymore. If I can't get this > working- anybody interested in a fuel injection system? The 71 FI system is about the best year, and everything there is fixable, just don't start by randomly replacing suspected parts, as that is the most expensive and least rewarding way to go. Your problem is NOT the TVS or the AAR. It is possible that there is a problem with the distributor FI trigger points. You could take them out and clean them (DON'T FILE THEM!!!) or send me the whole distributor for a checkup and rebuild if necessary. That costs $55, plus the cost of any major parts. I would check the hose to the pressure sensor and make sure it is connnected at both ends, then check the system voltage. It should be 14.1-14.4 V measured at the battery with the engine warm and running at medium rpm. If the voltage is below 13.5 V, replace the voltage regulator with a Bosch 30-019. I have any part here that you might need to get this running, and it will be a LOT cheaper (and more reliable in the long run) than any carb conversion. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~