[T3] Irregular Idle and Lurching etc....solved...

[Jonathan Stiles]

Good to hear!

Jim Adney has the scoop on testing the VR thing...and I *think* accepts
cores...

Jon

On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 4:17 PM, J. Jonik <j_jonik at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Recently, there was back and forth about my 71 FI (with 73 engine) and
> difficulty finding and fixing Irregular Idling, Impossible to set idle,
> vacuum leaks, etc.
>
> Advice was to just use the one thick gasket for manifolds.  Done.
> - changed and set Aux Air Reg several times.
> - New hose from AAR to Air Distributor.  Done.
> - Changed Air Distributor to spare one (72?) that did not have vac hose
> from its back going to engine breather.
> - New wire ends (about 4 in) for the six ground wires (3 sets of 2 ea) at
> top of engine near breather.
> - Replaced oil cooler seals along the way.
>
>   None of those things made a difference with the idling-lurching
> problem...though engine sounded great otherwise. No stalling, no backfire,
> no fuel smells, etc.
>
> What solved the problem was -------->  changing the Voltage Regulator.
>  I didn't do any testing with VOM.  Doing that was just one of three
> things to try advised by a VW mechanic acquaintance across town.
>
> Q.   Can a Voltage Regulator be tested outside of the car?   What MUST the
> readings be....in car, or (if possible) out of car?   That is...maybe some
> VRs in my collection are only good for recycling, or art.
>
>
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