Re: Questions, questions, questions.

[Rich Deede <rdeed@UDel.Edu>]

No it doesn't cut out or buck at all. Feels like it drives fine, just
worried me with the sound.  




Rich Deede
University Of Delaware (Communications)
1987 Scirocco 16v



On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, 16V JASON wrote:

> At 01:26 PM 2/19/99 , you wrote:
> >Actually I can't say that I have indeed hear pinging before....so i guess,
> >it could still be pinging.  I just didn't think that pinging would sound
> >like this.  It kinda sounds like the noise when you put baseball cards in
> >the spokes of your bicycle tires.  You know what I mean?
> 
> 	Is the sound kinda like the sound of your turn signal clicker?
> 	Is the car cutting out and/or bucking when it's doing this?
> 
> 	Jason
> 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Rich Deede
> >University Of Delaware (Communications)
> >1987 Scirocco 16v
> >
> >
> >
> >On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Wm. Josiah Erikson wrote:
> >
> >> If you've heard pinging before, and know what it sounds like, and you
> think it's not
> >> pinging, then you're probably right : )
> >>     -Josiah
> >> 
> >> Rich Deede wrote:
> >> 
> >> > I already use 93 octane gas on a regular basis, nothing less for my baby.
> >> > And I don't think it's pinging but then what do i know.
> >> >
> >> > Rich Deede
> >> > University Of Delaware (Communications)
> >> > 1987 Scirocco 16v
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Wm. Josiah Erikson wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Ticking? Accelerating at low rpms? Sounds like pinging to me. What
> octane gas
> >> > > do you run? I don't really know how the knock sensor works on a 16v,
> but maybe
> >> > > it's not failsafe. Shift down or use a higher octane gas... or maybe
> there's
> >> > > something wrong with the knock sensor? Just guessing, really.
> >> > >     Shift bushings, my man. Buy some. Some places sell kits
> (Autobahn Motors
> >> > > of NH, for instance, and I bet Potterman and Mark do, too, but I
> don't know).
> >> > > Get under there and replace the bushings... that might fix it.
> Basically, get
> >> > > under there and wiggle stuff in the shift linkage until you find
> what's loose,
> >> > > then replace the bushing/part that's making it loose, or tighten
> something.
> >> > > There's a lot of parts in the shift linkage. I've actually found that
> >> > > sometimes those little plastic-ended metal rods get worn out and
> getting newer
> >> > > ones from some other car (I have lots of them lying around,
> typically) can
> >> > > help. Good luck! We all know how important tight shifting is to the
> overall
> >> > > feel of a car!
> >> > >     -Josiah
> >> > >     '84 GTI
> >> > >     '87 QSW
> >> > >
> >> > > Rich Deede wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Just when I thought my car was running better then ever, a few
> problems
> >> > > > have popped up.  And I was hoping to get some opinions on them.  I'm
> >> > > > really hoping that these are small things.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > 1.  I have noticed the past couple of days that when accelerating
> from low
> >> > > > rpm's(if i have my music down and i listen real close), I hear a
> ticking
> >> > > > sound coming from what sounds like under the dash(maybe inside the
> engine
> >> > > > compartment) and I don't know what the heck it is.  it goes away
> after a
> >> > > > few seconds and it only happens at low rpms.  Am i being paranoid
> and this
> >> > > > is normal, or what?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > 2.  The other question that i know has been discussed many times,
> is my
> >> > > > shifter is feeling loose and first gear is hard to get in to at
> times.
> >> > > > How can I tighten this up and smooth out first gear?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Rich Deede
> >> > > > University Of Delaware (Communications)
> >> > > > 1987 Scirocco 16v
> 
> >> > > >
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> 1987 Scirocco 16v
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