[T3] Endless Fuel Problems...update...

[Jim Adney]

On 26 Jan 2011 at 15:38, J. Jonik wrote:

>   Here's 3 days of battery (and VR?) checks:
> Day 1:  Battery out of and in car   12.29 v
>         Key on                      ?
>         Engine idling               13.50 
>         Revved                      14.60      
> 
> Day 2:  Key off   11.58 v
>         Key on    11.41 
>         Idling    11.41 to 11.67 (one spike to 12.00)
>         Revved    13.60 
> 
> Day 3, today:
>         Key off   12.12 v          
>         Key on    12.02
>         Idling    13.91
>         Revved    14.79          
>  What are the changes about? The weather? Sun spots?

I agree that these readings are quite erratic. You should never see 
voltages below 12 V, except possibly during starting.

> Q.    If you understand the concept, you can set your voltmeter to read Amps and connect it between the minus post and the ground strap, and see how much current is there with the car off. It should be almost nothing. The normal draw is just the clock, which is almost insignificant, maybe 30 mA.

> I used both of my Volt-Ohm meters (old and new), tried at all amp
> settings, and got zero readings between Negative Battery post and the
> ground strap. Not even a trace...but clock seems to be frozen. Haven't
> cleaned it yet.  Hmmm...I should have turned on the radio or wipers or
> something just to see if amp testing works. 

You did this with the ground strap removed from the battery post, 
right?

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