[T3] running rich and mystery material

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Sun Nov 11 15:44:36 PST 2012


On 11 Nov 2012 at 12:35, Dennis Stiefel wrote:

> Then again could the resistor could of been removed before I got
> the truck. This is what happens when my two worlds get mixed up (old Ford
> trucks and old Volkswagens).  Any way this was only meant to be temporary
> but maybe it needs to be very temporary.  If a can't find one soon I'll give
> you a call Jim. That being said I don't think this is causing the running
> very rich when it's cold and a little rich when it's warm problem.

I agree that this is probably not your current idle problem. I'm 
guessing that you may just have the idle set too low. Keep in mind 
that an 8 cylinder engine will tolerate a much lower idle rpm than a 
4-banger. You may just be used to tuning up your old Ford trucks. 

;-)

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