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Re: misses/hesitates when gas pedal depressed



    Well, take this with a grain of salt.  Once again, I shall refer back to
the wonders of the oxygen sensor system.  My car was doing just about what
you described.  Whenever it was cold I could not give it gas or it would
choke.  But, idle was fine other than that.  Anyway, the root of all of my
problems went back to the fact that my oxygen sensor system control unit was
totally dead.  Apparently it applies an amount of cold start enrichment
(aside from Cold start valve) that is necessary to run when cold.  So, for
what it is worth, I would say check this system out.

HTH,

Matt
'84 Scirocco
'88 Mustang Convertible
- -----Original Message-----
From: (V.Harris (Fnugen)) <vwman@skyia.com>
To: scirocco-L@scirocco.org <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Date: Sunday, October 25, 1998 9:12 PM
Subject: misses/hesitates when gas pedal depressed


>  Hey all. This is in effect a NON-Rocco post. I figure seeing how I am a
>member of the list, and could easily have said it was my Rocco....but why
>bother right?? It is still a request for mechanical knowledge and expertise
>on a JH. I just picked up a 1984 GTI which was a really good deal,
>but........it idles just fine (after readjusting the timing belt and
timing)
>but once I even so much as breath on the gas pedal...it sputters and misses
>really bad!!! (this is only when cold and up to the almost warm stage) So,
I
>replaced the injector seals, seems to have helped, but not a whole lot. I
>sprayed under the hood for vacuum leaks and none popped up. Now, this is
>where I am a little stumped. I am pretty much at the end of my ideas on
>this, so, barring any flames for this NOT being a Rocco.....can anyone help
>me. This GTI could well help me preserve my Rocco for the warm sunny
months,
>not the shovelling, "that pile of snow IS my CAR?!?!?" months.....get me??
>
>                        Thanks peoples.
>
>
>    Verne :
>    http://www.skyia.com/~vwman/h2ovw.htm     <---my car and general pics
>    http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Track/2830/   <---A1 pics only !!!!
>
>         84 Wolfsburg Scirocco--Perf mods have added up now
>         91 Passat GL--The mods have begun....my wife's car
>         97 Norco Lobos Comp FS.........Fully suspended MTB
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