[T3] Stock engine issue resolved
Sean Bartnik
sjbartnik at mac.com
Fri Nov 15 12:56:52 PST 2019
I had a similar situation on my cross-country trip with similar symptoms. After troubleshooting through the usual suspects, replacing the condenser did the trick. Bad one was old Bosch German, maybe even the original one.
-Sean
> On Nov 14, 2019, at 3:57 PM, B Fye <vwfye311 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Finally have my misfire, hesitation fixed!
>
> Trying to be methodical in my work (I know, right?) I did one thing at a
> time and tested.
> 1st, adjust valves. No change.
> 2nd, change plugs. No change.
> 3rd, replace plug wires. No change.
> 4th, change cap. No change.
> 5th, replace rotor. No change.
> 6th, check fuel again. No change.
> After 3, 4 and 5 I put the old parts back in.
>
> 7th, my sneeking suspicion, though rare... replace the condenser. Bingo!
> All high speed misses, hesitations are gone.
> I know they normally work or don't, but if you have a mystery miss, this
> could be your issue
> I think, in 30 years of VWs, this is only my 2nd partially failed
> condenser.
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