Re: A Distraught Scirocco Owner....

["Paul Krucke" <pkrucke@logistics.calibersys.com>]

     The ONLY difference I am aware of with Scirocco suspension in 
     comparison with ANY MKI car is with the 86-> 16v's, as they have the 
     added weight, they are the ones that require different springs.  It is 
     possible there is a difference in springs, but only between a 
     GTI/Scirocco designation -vs- a base model (Rabbit) car which may be 
     softer all together.
     
     Get a new mechanic, or become your own mechanic.  There is almost 
     nothing on your car you cannot fix yourself.  Hell, I used to be 
     intimidated by the whole fuel injection thing until lately, but now 
     that I have torn into the system on my Jetta, it's not so bad.  
     Besides for the price of labor to a mechanic, you could have R&R'd the 
     stuff with BETTER end results than them isolating and fixing the one 
     problem.
     
     
     -Paul
     90 Audi 90 Quattro 20v
     87 Scirocco 16v
     87 Jetta GLi
     63 Bug

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Subject: A Distraught Scirocco Owner....
Author:  yu129742@yorku.ca (Sal Guzzo) at TGATE
Date:    09/27/97 4.57 am


I gotta vent this one out.  So bare with me...
     
So, there I was, all anxious to pick up my 81 Scirocco from the shop in 
hopes that I would be able to drive it.  I haven't driven the beast for 
nearly a month or so.  Evidently, I was terribly excited to get behind the 
wheel and take on the road so often travelled.  At the shop, the owner 
informs me that a new gas tank was installed but he did not replace the 
shocks which were under warrantee.  Instead he notes that he had installed 
the wrong Neuspeed lowering springs.  He says that the ones installed were 
good for the earlier rabbits and not the Mki roccos.  The reason being that 
the scirocco's were heavier and thus, the springs were susceptible to sag. 
Fine, the new springs will be in within 2 weeks.  BTW, he mentions the car 
won't start.
     
After a boost or two, I get my rocco cranked and ready to hit the road. 
However, as the rocco attempts to warm up, it revs up and then drops and 
shuts off.  I'm frustrated and confused.  Until the car is warmed up, it 
continues to shut off.  It appears as though the car doesn't want to stay 
on.  I ask myself  "Could it be the cold-start valve, the fuel filter or the 
fuel pump?"  I have no clue, although I'm leaning towards the cold-start 
valve.  Fine I could get that fixed I just wanna drive the rocco.
     
Off to the streets I go, but I notice that after about 3500rpms, the engine 
seems to rev but the car remains stable.  Basically, you can hear the engine 
revving but the car isn't pulling whatsoever.  Now, I'm pissed.  The poor 
little rocco persists in not pulling at higher rpms and neither does it want 
to start.  I'm utterly frustrated and confused.  What should I do?
     
Let me add to my list of minute worries. My temp gauge no longer works and 
neither does the gas gauge.  Now I'm totally pissed off.  I'm considering 
rewiring the entire rocco.  Can this be done?  Could I do this task on my 
own with relative ease.  I would like to put a new engine, possibly a 2.0, 
but I don't know how many of these ills will be cured.
     
For now I'm saying a little prayer for my rocco.  I want to see it happy 
again.  Actually I want to feel happy as well.  I think I'm gonna tell 
little miss rocco to find herself a job so that she can pay for her own 
expenses.  Whatcha think?
     
Thanks for hearing me out.  Me and my rocco haven't really had a good 
summer.  I have a feeling that she wants to break up with me like my last 
rocco did.  How can I stay with her?  She means a lot to me and I need her. 
I want to experience that loving feeling again and rekindle what we had 
going good before.  Presently, I'll just work at her little at a time, but I 
don't know how much more I can take.  Sorry for rambling.......
     
Sal
     
-It's only wrong if you get caught.   -JMK
     
-We are all prostitutes.   -Me
     
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