Re: 5000 mile update and sudden problem

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

sounds like a huge vacuum leak. use starting fluid to spray around all of 
the intake areas to see if the idle speed changes. if it does then you have 
a vacuum leak in the area that changes the idle speed.HTH

>From: "Nathan A. Marentette" <nathan@www.x5ca.net>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: 5000 mile update and sudden problem
>Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 12:52:06 -0000
>
>Well, I was all set to post my happiness at hitting the 5000 mile
>mark (well, 5000 of my OWN miles :-)) on my 84 8v, and don't
>get me wrong, I'm in LOVE with this car, but something happened
>yesterday and my poor roc is sick.
>
>Anytime I let the engine rev free, revs will plummet and it dies.  I can
>carefully feed it gas to start it, and it's okay to drive on the highway
>etc, but even if I clutch in to brake, the engine will die .. so I've been
>practising my left-foot braking a lot more recently :-) so that I can feed
>it enough throttle to keep it running @ 1000 rpm.
>
>Am I a victim of the nefarious fuel-pump?  I think the original is still
>on there.  I also haven't changed the fuel pump since I bought the
>car (just about the only do it yourself thing I haven't had the bravery ...
>or stupidity .. to try).
>
>For the last couple of weeks the rpms would drop very low when starting
>and then stabilize .. I thought perhaps since I had been using 92 octane
>instead of 94 (what was I thinking?).  I now think it was a brief lag 
>before
>pressure built and fuel could be delivered.
>
>Any thoughts listers?  I have had a wonderful first three months with the
>car and want to keep it, and me, happy.  Thanks to all.
>
>cheers
>Nathan
>'84 8v wolfsburg edition
>w/special edition cdn tire seat covers
>over the original leather


Chris DeLong
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