Re: [T3] FI woes - help! (addendum) (revisited)

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

<x-flowed>Is the distributor shaft reasonably firm in the bushings - sideways slop here 
tends to cause variations in the firing point.

Check you're timing to the right mark for the distributor.

I wouldn't expect a problem with an oil-bath air cleaner.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Slaymaker" <nurofiz@knology.net>
To: "Type 3" <type3-d@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 5:55 PM
Subject: [T3] FI woes - help! (addendum) (revisited)


> OK, so I looked at the Idiot Book (that I've had sine 1982), and the picture
> helped with the polarity thing.  I checked the polarity on all the injectors
> and they're OK.
>
> I think the fluctuating idle and the stumble/hesitation on acceleration may
> be related.
>
> Could it be a dirty air cleaner?  I inspected it and the oil still had a
> golden hue to it (but that doesn't mean the element isn't dirty).
>
> Would it behoove me to remove the injectors and look at their spray pattern?
>
> I notice by the engine number that it is a '69.  That explains why the
> charcoal canister hose has no place to go.
>
> I'm going to a boneyard in middle Tennessee in the next few weeks to see if
> I can pick up some spare parts.  Maybe I need to add FI parts to the list.
>
> --
> Chris Slaymaker
>
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