Re: [T3] Major Trip

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 23 Aug 2008 at 20:06, Adriel Huntington Rowley wrote:

> Went to a show in Vista, and got 20 miles per a gallon.  The mixture
> is still not right, and I cannot figure out how to adjust it.  I am
> afraid because the spark plugs read lean, and the engine is running a
> touch hot.  Also, hills can be a bit of trouble, and the engine gets
> really warm, and the auto will sometimes surge forward and back. 

Make sure your mech advance is working. Check the system voltage and 
make sure that it regulates above 13.5V. Make sure you don't have a 
leaky overflow hose, because that will dump gas on the ground.


> Oh, and the front heat lever will not go all the way up, thus I get
> heat even when I do not want it. 

Off is down (forward), up is on. If you still get heat with the lever 
forward, then the valve in the HE is sticking. Reach underneath and 
push it closed.


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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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