[T3] Flickering Oil Light

[Jim Adney]

On 3 Oct 2012 at 23:26, Bobsnotch at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/3/2012 11:21:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> jadney at vwtype3.org writes:
> 
> > ---  Another correction. The engine in my '71 was a '72 engine...which
> > I  put in way back when I changed the '71 from automatic to standard
> >  shift.  Of course, compatible "brain" was installed at the time.  
> 
> So you have a '72 brain in there with the '72 FI wiring harness. If  
> so, and if you still have access to the donor '73 car, I'd advise  
> swapping in the '73 brain.

> I think the way he wrote it is wrong Jim. He's actually got the 73 engine  
> set up as a 71, just like the 72 engine he previously had in the car was set 
> up  (also as a 71). The engine year was incorrect for the car, but the FI 
> was  correct for the car.  

Well, something's wrong here. If it's the '71 brain and FI wiring 
harness, then it has a 4 pin connector at the TVS, but the '72 and 
'73 engines have 5-pin TVSs. If that's the case, he should swap in 
the '71 4-pin TVS.

Whatever he has needs to be consistent. Mixing randomly is likely to 
give random results, most of which will be undesirable.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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