[T3] Stalling after 15 minutes on the Interstate!

Brian Fye bfye at canyonville.net
Mon May 14 21:18:32 PDT 2012


My FI t4 was an auto and would try this if I was in Drive on a hot
day.  In N it would idle higher and all was good.  After adjusting the
idle rpm as was suggested, mine was fine (until other issues showed uo
later)

On 5/14/12, Jeremy Menzies <skellzangelz at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I had this problem once when I adjusted the idle speed before the car was
> fully warmed up.  After a freeway run, the oil gets hot enough to fully
> close the Aux. Air Regulator, which will cause the idle to drop lower than
> normal if it's been set after only short in-town driving.  When it happened,
> I just rechecked the idle speed and bumped it back up to normal.  I did have
> my lights, wipers, radio, and possibly the fan on when I stalled in the
> squareback, so I'm sure that played a part in it.  I'd do another freeway
> run to get things nice and hot and then recheck your idle speed.  You could
> also plug the AAR hose w/o the freeway run and set it that way but I think
> the heat up method is probably better.
>
> Aside from that one time it stalled completely, I do notice that the idle
> will drop pretty low for a brief moment after I've driven on the freeway and
> come to a stop (like at the end of the ramp), sometimes causing the oil
> light to flicker unless I rest my foot on the gas.  I've heard this is
> 'normal' from a few people, so I don't worry too much about it and just keep
> the RPMs up a tiny more when it does happen to boost the pressure.
>
> My two cents,
> Jeremy
> SF, CA'71 Squareback, MT, FI
>
>> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 17:27:50 -0700
>> From: asterrett2010 at att.net
>> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
>> Subject: [T3] Stalling after 15 minutes on the Interstate!
>>
>> My 1971 Fastback w/fuel injection has been running great, mostly short
>> trips to work, etc.  Yesterday I decided to run up the Interstate about 8
>> to 10 miles to visit my son.  Car was performing good, I was driving at 60
>> to 65 mph, no problems.  I exited off the Interstate into the town where
>> my son lives and every time I had to stop the engine would die.  At first
>> it didn't want to start but I found that if I put the pedal to the floor
>> it would start back up and would run until I stopped again.  It acts and
>> feels like the engine if starving for fuel.
>>
>> The tank was full of gasoline, the battery is good, and it is showing
>> right at 14.5v when running, everything appears normal!  Has anyone
>> experienced this as I am open to suggestions as to what to check and what
>> to look for.
>>
>> I had hoped to make the invasion this time but work ruined those plans.  I
>> am glad this happened now rather than occurring about halfway to the
>> invasion.  I will look forward to hearing from some of you!
>>
>> Art Sterrett
>> Mobile, Alabama
>>
>> 1971 Fastback w/ fuel injection
>> 1971 Super Bug w/ auto stickshift
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