[T3] Engine Craziness (was Dwell Meter...)
Jim Adney
jadney at vwtype3.org
Sat Mar 10 20:36:53 PST 2012
On 10 Mar 2012 at 20:00, Tony Rongey wrote:
> This was a vertical crack in the body of the cap next to one of the terminals.
> Looks like a typical stress crack you'd see in metal that's not annealed right.
> One of those basic things you know you should look for first, but convince
> yourself isn't the problem.
> The car is idling MUCH better now, and I can start it when it's hot!
Was the crack near one of the hold-down seats?
That's a pretty unusual problem. I don't think I've ever seen it
before. Was this a Bosch cap?
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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