Re: [tech] clutch cable?

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Sat, 30 Dec 2000 07:29:31 -0500 (EST) "doug c."
<scirocco16v@europe.com> writes:
> car in question here is my 88 16v...i think the problem may be my 
> clutch cable although i'm not sure...the car starts up fine and 
> idles nicely, but whenever i try to get it moving in first it will 
> not catch and just stalls and dies...
> 
> recently i replaced the rear transmission mount as well as all the 
> bushing in the shifter linkages...so it shifts through all the gears 
> fine...
> 
> now the thing is, it will run in reverse perfectly...i know the 
> clutch cable needs adjusting, but could this also be causing the car 
> not to catch and stall out going forward, but work in reverse?
> 
> TIA
> -doug-
> 

Make sure your air intake boots are tight and not cracked.

I bought an '86 GLi for $130 once with the same symptom, and it was just
a torn throttle body boot.

I don't think the clutch cable is the problem...

Peter
'79 Scirocco 16V project car
'83 GTI "Caged Rabbit" 
'84 Scirocco, RD/FF
'80, '88 Scirocco rollers

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