[T3] System Voltage and FI

[Jim Adney]

On 8 Oct 2011 at 21:59, topnotch at nycap.rr.com wrote:

> When Jim as told us all how important system voltage is for the D jet
> BOY is he right!I finally put one of the new electronic units on it as
> I needed to get down to Hershey that day, NOW I have a full 14V on the
> highway and the hesitation off the line is gone.  Gone also is the bad
> idle when the lights are on.  It hasnt run this nice since I put this
> engine back on, and it looks like the gas milage is back as well,
> although the trip down to RIchmond was VERY windy on the first leg of
> the trip thru NY and massive traffic backups that are always a problem
> around DC ruined what looked to be a very good gas mileage on the
> second leg of the trip too. 

Your new VR is one of the Bosch solid state VRs, right? Does it get 
hot when running?

> BTW Jim, that battery is about to go into a long winters slumber with
> a trickle charger on it in a month or so, so hopefully if there is a
> problem it will recover nicely by spring. 

Right, that should take care of it. Just make sure that the current 
isn't too high. For long term storage, the current probably shouldn't 
be more than 50 mA.

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