Re: idle

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

Sounds like perhaps the auxilary air regulator is a little messed up. It's
supposed to let air though to let the car idle high when it's cold, and then
the heating element in it gradually heats up and shuts off the extra air,
causing the idle to drop down. Perhaps somehow the electrical connection to it
is loosening up and it's letting air through again, I dunno. It's behind the
intake manifold and you can tell what it is because there are hoses running to
it that obviously bypass the throttle body. Good luck! (Of course, it could be
something else entirely)
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI (away for the winter)
    '86 Scirocco 8v (buy me!)
    '87 QSW (daily driver)
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah

Robert Whitney wrote:

> I just got an '85 and the idle seems quite erratic. When I first start it
> up it runs at about 2000 rpm. Then, after being driven only for a few
> minutes the idle will drop off to about 500 rpm. This isn't enough to let
> it run at a stop light, and will often stall. Then after a few minutes of
> running at around 500 rpm it will go back up to 2000 again, and stay there
> for awhile. Any thoughts?    -Rob
>
> --
> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to scirocco-L-request@scirocco.org,
> with your request (subscribe, unsubscribe) in the BODY of the message.


--
To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to scirocco-L-request@scirocco.org,
with your request (subscribe, unsubscribe) in the BODY of the message.