Re: finding idle

["Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>]

Yuk you lick the fuel system. 8^p

Make sure the fuel accumulator is functioning properly it is a small round 
cylinder in front of the fuel tank (follow the lines from the pump). There 
is a small screw on the back of it, remove this screw and activate the pump. 
If fuel comes out replace it, it has gone to valhalla.

HTH

Brian




>From: terrapin@halifax.com
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: finding idle
>Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 21:23:13 GMT
>
>For background I have a 1978 fuel injected scirocco bone stock that has had
>afuel problem for several months now.
>It finally got to the point where it would only fire and die and never run.
>Before that it would act, when cold, like it was starving for gas, then
>suddenly begin running right.
>When hot,it was always a crap shoot whether it would crank back up.
>We have replaced the distributer, fuel pressure regulator at thefront of 
>the
>engine, all injector seals, the valve at the fuel pump and other niggling
>things.
>We now have it so it fires first time and runs, runs well, plentyof power, 
>150
>across all four on a compression test, but after five to then, sometimes 
>15,
>the thing decides it doesn't want to run anymore and dies.
>It will then refuse to run unless the idle is set above 1500.
>Any suggestions, ideas, solutions.
>I'm ready to go with a carb, but my mechanic feels he can find the problem.
>We are also pretty sure there is no air leak in the system.
>Once we solve this problem, we think we will have the whole fuel problem 
>licked.
>Thanks
>David Conner
>terrapin@halifax.com
>
>
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