Re: Well now what?

[Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>]

--- John Lagnese <jlagnese@cybertours.com> wrote:
> Is it possible that 1 cyl is intermittantly firing. Then
> the unburned gas may
> doing that. Sticking, burned, warped walve?
> John
> 
I really don't want it to be this, but I guess it *is*
possible.  I get some lifter noise occasionally, but not
consistently.  If this is the case, would it be advisable
to not take the car on a trip?  Is there anything I can do
to improve the situation short of tearing into the head?

Daun

> Daun Yeagley wrote:
> 
> > Some of you may recall that I've been having a problem
> with
> > my '88 16v backfiring.  Well, maybe not backfiring, but
> it
> > sure sounds like it - kind of a "popping" noise coming
> from
> > towards the front of the car.  While trying to track
> down
> > the mystery I noticed my exhaust manifold was cracked
> > (REALLY cracked as it turned out), so I got a new one
> from
> > Potterman and installed it yesterday evening.  Well,
> the
> > problem remains.  It still "pops" (especially) on heavy
> > acceleration, once in awhile while cruising, and
> sometimes
> > while coasting.
> >
> > Any clues as to what this could possibly be?  The
> *entire*
> > exhaust system is now one year old - Techtonics 2.25"
> > stainless, plus a Techtonics downpipe.  I asked a VW
> tech
> > about it and his reply was "it's the aftermarket
> exhaust
> > not producing the right backpressure" which I don't buy
> > because it suddenly started this a little over a month
> and
> > a half ago.  The timing belt was recently changed by VW
> so
> > the timing should be correct.  (And it was doing this
> > BEFORE the belt change as well)
> >
> > I'm at a loss at this point.  I'm supposed to take the
> car
> > on a little jaunt to Toronto tomorrow and it's quite
> > embarrassing to be popping along while playing in
> traffic.
> > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > ===
> > Daun Yeagley
> > '79 Scirocco
> > '81 Rabbit Pickup
> > '85 Scirocco 8v
> > '88 Scirocco 16v
> > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental
> illness."  - Dave Barry
> >
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