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Re: Idle/Hesitation problem
At 14:05 4/22/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>I suspect something else is wrong. What kind of shape is your charging
>system in? If you have a dying battery, it will cause the engine speed to
>increade to make up for the loss in voltage. The way you describe the
>increasing isle speed and the hesitation, thats my first suspect. Have
>that checked out first and then look into the fuel system.
>HTH!
>
>Shawn
In my experience, the engine slows down a bit when the alternator is
trying to charge a dead battery. That's why a dead or low battery
sometimes is accompanied by screeching belts - increased drag.
What is the mechanism for this? Something in the newer CIS-E?
Chuck Kuecker
ckuecker@mcs.net
'83 Scirocco
'58 Ghia Convert
'67 Bug
'63 Bug
'91 Vanagon
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