[T3] Perplexing hesitation/stumble/stall
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Bobsnotch at aol.com
Mon Feb 6 13:14:03 PST 2012
In a message dated 2/6/2012 1:41:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
naroush at sbcglobal.net writes:
My '68 Sqbk with stock FI and MT is driving me crazy with an intermittent
hesitation/stall. It will start and idle OK. Halfway into my 20 min
commute it often feels like it is missing on 1 or 2 cylinders. Sometimes it
bucks like engine quit then starts again immediately and sometimes it stops
altogether. After it stops I check all the connections on engine and have
gotten it running every time. Sometimes I pressed the accelerator peddle
all the way to the floor to get it going. It doesn't seem to be bad gas or
water in gas as it runs well most of the time. It seems to be heat
related. I had it running last night and wiggled all connections in engine bay
I could see but no hesitation, no stall. This morning it was stumbling
again. Any ideas?
Check the battery voltage when it's acting up, and see what you get for a
reading. I only say that, because I was having an issue like this, and Jim
suggested hooking up a voltmeter and take it for a drive. I found my problem
half way thru my 10 mile loop. My starting voltage reading was 14.2, and
it dropped off to below 13.5, and continued to drop the longer it ran,
which meant the VR was going bad. Replaced it with a new one, and all is good.
: )
Bob 65 Notch S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
64 T-34 Ghia (Wolfie)
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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