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Date:         Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:50:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Running rich.....me too
Comments: To: "Chris S." <mrpolak@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <153953.75104.qm@web52506.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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Hey Cecil, any chance you got the wires on backwards when you changed out the switch? That would add fuel at idle and lean it at higher RPM instead of vice versa.........

On 10/17/07, Chris S. <mrpolak@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I thought the switch clicks when the throttle is nearly fully opened and > causes the injectors to go into a max mode, which dumps fuel into the > engine. I have heard of these causing problems before. Both my '87 GLI and > '85 Westy had these types of switches, but I didn't have fuel-related issues > in either vehicle. > > Chris. > > Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET> wrote: Cecil, > The switch is operated by a cam on the throttle axle. The switch should > close at both extremes of it's travel. > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/


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