Hesitation (somewhat long)

["Daun Yeagley III" <vwpilot@hotmail.com>]

Ok, time to ask the list...

I recently acquired an '81 Scirocco out of Colorado, thanks to John Van 
Vuren.  Now, according to John, the car ran perfectly in Colorado.  When 
I picked up the car at his place in Wisconsin, it didn't.  The car would 
not idle, nor would it run smoothly under anything but full throttle.  
Needless to say, it was a long trip home Sunday.

After some thought, I figured that the mixture had to be off.  (John 
also mentioned that the timing had been adjusted)  I replaced the fuel 
distributor with one from a later Scirocco instead of adjusting the 
mixture screw on the original.  (Besides, I wanted that 80mm airflow 
sensor plate!)  The car would then at least idle, but still hesitate 
under load.  I readjusted the timing bit by bit until the hesitaion 
under load went away.  This was last night with the car fully warmed up.

I drove the car to work this morning, and found the same hesitation 
problem was with me again.  What the hell?  Could this now only be a 
cold running problem?  (The car is not quite up to temperature when I 
arrive at work, only about 5 miles)  I'm beginning to get a little 
frustrated at this point.  Any suggestions?  How do I *properly* adjust 
the timing since I don't have a timing light?  Could this still be my 
problem?

Any suggestions appreciated!  (BTW, I'm on digest - direct replies 
helpful!)

Thanx!

Daun

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