Re: Setting CIS fuel mixture

["Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>]

No offense Dan, I would never mess up a air plate to pull the plug out.  All
you do is tap the plug itself with some type of self tapping screw or even
drill a tiny hole in it then thread in a tiny screw and pop it out.  When
you drill a hole into either side of it (and this differs between cars) this
can create a vaccum TYPE leak.  There are cars that when I adjust the air
fuel mixture, the mixture will actually change once I plug the adjustment
hole.  I am not sure why, but it does.  This makes me believe that on some
cars that the reason the adjustment hole is plugged is more than to just
keep people from messing with it.  I hope I'm right on this and I hope this
helps.

Dave

> I just nearly botched this the same way myself.  I ended up by drilling
two holes, either side of the plug.  This way I could grab the with some
needle nose pliers.  It looks like ass, but it got the thing apart.
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> I was really not looking forward to dismantling the whole fuel distributor
for that little plug...
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> In hind-sight, you might try tapping the plug down GENTLY to dislodge it.
Once mine moved a little, it pulled right out.
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> Dan Brideau
> http://www.hobbyetc.com/scirocco/
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> At 01:28 PM 9/5/00 -0400, EuroVWtek@aol.com wrote:
> >Dear List,
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> >     I went to set up my fuel mixture on my 85 8v and I found that the
> >anti-tampering plug was still stuck in the hole where the 3mm allen bolt
is.
> >So then, I did as the Bentley said and drilled a 3/32 in. hold into the
> >aluminum only;not the hard steel bottom, and then I threaded in a sheet
metal
> >screw which is supposed to be used to extract the plug with. Well, after
> >getting the screw in there, I then proceeded to pull straight up on the
screw
> >head with pliars. The plug did NOT want to budge. Finally after more
vigorous
> >pulling, the screw ripped out of the soft aluminum and now I am afraid I
have
> >too little aluminum left to be able to get another screw to bite in
there.
> >HELP! Hasa ny one else had to get one of these out? If so, did you
encounter
> >the same problem? Your time and help is much appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Tim Fritz
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