Re: At a loss? Greatly appreciate any advice ...[sorry a little long]

[Feenix <feenix@javanet.com>]

Alex Zartman wrote:
> 
> 1987 16v GTI.
> 
> Car stalled this morning after coasting in 2nd gear and puttting into neutral.
> As soon as I put the car in neutral it died instantly.  I find that lately when
> I come to a light and put the clutch in the revs dip way low then rev up and
> down for a while then settle at 900 rpm.
> 
> I've replaced all of the following:
> 
>  vacuum hoses,
> injector o-rings,
> new battery,
>  new spark plugs,
>  new spark plug wires,
> checked for tears in boots
> ISV is one year old
> K&N Air filter
> 
> I leaned out the fuel mixture prior to installing the SS TT catback exhaust, and
> modifying the airbox.  Because of my free flowing exhaust and modified airbox,
> do I need to re-adjust my fuel mixture? I don't mind a little idle hunt, but it
> seems it is getting worse.   I have detailed instructions on how to adjust the
> fuel mixture but I have no multimeter, so I can't use them.
> 
>  In the past I 've done it by feel.  I was planning to enrich the mixture a
> touch this afternoon and see if that helps?  Also try and flush the ISV with
> carb cleaner and see if that helps anything.  I was told that there is a device
> which controls how quickly the ISV responds, can that be tuned?
> 
> I recently cleaned my K&N and I was wondering if a little oil from the filter
> could get sucked into the ISV over time, and gum it up?
> 
> What else should I check?  Frustrated!
> 
> Alex
> 
  Did you pull the distributor cap and look inside? Sounds like what my
car was doing. Ended up being the oil seal in the distributor was shot.
Just a thought. Look for oil in the cap.

Feenix
88 16V
80 8V

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