Re: 2.0L 9A Block

[thescirocco@juno.com]

You're right, I just reread the original post, and for some reason I
ass-u-me-d that it was a GTI or GLi, my bad...

Peter

On Tue, 5 Oct 1999 09:24:57 -0700 "Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
writes:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Majordomo [mailto:majord@neubayern.net]On Behalf Of Bradley 
> Peet
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 7:18 AM
> > Subject: RE: 2.0L 9A Block
> >
> > CIS-E doesn't HAVE a knock sensor because it is a fuel injection
> > system, not
> > an ignition system.  Knock sensors are part of a separate
> > ignition system on
> > *some* CIS-E cars, those with 10:1 compression ratios such as
> > 16V.  (I'm not
> > sure about which factory 10:1 compression 8V engines were equipped 
> with
> > CIS-E.  Maybe the 8V GTI/GLI during 85-87.  Most 10:1 8V from 1988 
> on used
> > Digifant or something else.)
> >
> > Bradley
> > '86 Scirocco 16V 2.0 "T"
> 
> Brad is correct here, not all the CIS-E cars had knock sensors.  The 
> 1985
> Golf (non GTI) is one prime example as is the 8V jetta non-GLI.  
> These cars
> come with the CIS-E system fuel system but with a lower compression 
> so the
> knock sensor was not needed. The GTI and GLI badged cars from the 
> same year
> had the high compression/performance motor, and required a knock 
> sensor.
> 
> All 16V Sciroccos, GTI's and GLI's had/have one knock sensor up till 
> the 2.0
> motors were available, then the Motronic system same along with two 
> knock
> sensors.
> 
> To put a 2.0 shortblock "bubble block" in your roc, just drop it in, 
> and
> make sure that the knock sensor is in the correct location, kinda 
> behind the
> alternator and torqued to spec.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Brian Honnold
> '78 Ragtop
> 
> 
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