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Re: Elevating RPMS Culprit found?
now that I've recharged the ac system with the retrofit kit, the problem
disappeared.
Used the Auto Zone retrofit kit $36.
Andre
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Sayer" <vwrocco85@hotmail.com>
To: <amalventano1@home.com>; <green536@hotmail.com>; <tberk@mindspring.com>;
<acnpersaud@hotmail.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: Elevating RPMS Culprit found?
> Ok, sounds right. It works that way, when selector is in a blue climate
> control. What I was saying, was that if I have the upper lever on regular
> air to my feet, but have the lower adjuster all the way to the left (blue)
> the idle doesn't drop because teh AC isn't on. We are saying the
samething
> I think.
>
> Brad
> 87 16V
>
>
> >From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>
> >To: "Brad Sayer" <vwrocco85@hotmail.com>, <green536@hotmail.com>,
> ><tberk@mindspring.com>, <acnpersaud@hotmail.com>
> >CC: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: Re: Elevating RPMS Culprit found?
> >Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 10:40:47 -0400
> >
> >when the temp adjust is left of the center 'notch', it uses the
compressor
> >more and more as you go
> >to the left. once left of the notch the idle is bumped up to compensate
for
> >the compressor. right of
> >the notch and there is no compressor use, so idle kicks back down.
> >with ignition on and fan in low (and one of the 'blue' climate control
> >functions selected), moving
> >temp control to left of center notch should turn on rad fan (low speed) +
> >compressor clutch
> >(assuming freon is in there) + increase idle (not noticed if compressor
> >works) + click should be
> >heard from a relay in the fuse panel (umm, load something, i forget the
> >name).
> >note: rad fan may go high speed based on a/c system pressures.
> >al
> >
> >Allyn Malventano, ET1(SS), USN
> >87 rocco 16v (rieger gto - green - 'der rocco' - restoration in progress)
> >87 jetta 8v wolfsburg 2dr (260k, still tight :)
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Brad Sayer" <vwrocco85@hotmail.com>
> >To: <green536@hotmail.com>; <tberk@mindspring.com>;
> ><acnpersaud@hotmail.com>
> >Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 9:18 AM
> >Subject: Re: Elevating RPMS Culprit found?
> >
> >
> > > The heater is attached? I thought it was the selection lever (to
choose
> >AC)
> > > and then the fan switch when on defrost? Perhaps I could be
wrong...its
> > > happened once or twice!
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > > 87 16V
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
> > > >To: tberk@mindspring.com, acnpersaud@hotmail.com
> > > >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > >Subject: Re: Elevating RPMS Culprit found?
> > > >Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 06:13:42 -0000
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >OK well since nobody has mentioned it..... Your heater control is
> > > >electically connected to the AC relay which in turn makes the idle
high
> >and
> > > >the radiator fan come on. I removed the AC on my wifes Jetta when I
put
> >the
> > > >new engine in and bypassed the relay so that it would work on speed
#4
> > > >without bumping the idle or turning the rad fan on. Sorry, I dont
> >remember
> > > >which terminals I jumpered for this but it should be pretty simple if
> >you
> > > >look at your Bentley.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >>Andre Persaud wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Thanks for all the replies
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Here's what I noticed today. BTW no ac with no charge.
> > > >> > Driving around no high rpms. Highway again and then local the
rpms
> >came
> > > >>up.
> > > >> > AC fan on at this time,. When I turned the fan off the rpms came
> >down.
> > > >> > Turned the fan on, pushed slider to heater, rpm came down. Turned
> > > >>everything
> > > >> > off, rpms came down to about 1000.
> > > >> > Likely no charge in ac, otherwise everything as before. Can this
be
> >a
> > > >>reason
> > > >> > for this?
> > > >> > Thanks
> > > >> > Andre
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Saw Allyn's shtick about the Autozone recharge so I went and
bought
> > > >>one.
> > > >> > Will tell of my experience soon.
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>Hey- the Autozone thing was a different kind of coolant than what
you
> > > >>have i the car now (if still stock).
> > > >>
> > > >>btw- What you relate is standard for the A/C equipped cars; they
idle
> > > >>higher to offset the drag on HP of the compressor engaged.
> > > >>
> > > >>TBerk
> > > >>
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