Re: [T3] Fi wiring

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 3 May 2007 at 19:40, William Sills wrote:

> > A bad VR would make it run rich. What are your
> > symptoms exactly?

> I've had the car running for a while now, but it's never been right.  The car
> has never accellerated smootly, it randomly seems to miss.  When I drove it
> most recently, after it warmed up, it really lacked power, like one pair of
> injectors was not firing.  It used to want to stall under load (in drive and
> stopped), however that seems to have cleared up after changing out the
> trigger contacts in the dist.  I have replaced the plugs+wires, adjusted the
> valves, and set the timming. 

Running extremely rich could cause most of these symptoms, but so could other 
things.

> Initally I had a bad VR, and upon replacing it, the car ran a lot smoother. 
> I think that may be bad again, I am only getting 12.4v @ the battery.  I was
> getting almost 14v before. 

12.4 would be close to normal at idle, but you should get 14 at medium rpm once 
the battery has had a chance to charge up. At what speed did you make this 
measurement.

What was the replacement VR? If it was used, or non-Bosch, it might well be bad 
already. I have new Bosch 30-019s here, or you can try to buy one locally.


-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI USA

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