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Re: Idle problems



ok, i am going to just put on a new timing belt this weekend. i am going to
find myself a bently too. the book, not the car....lol. i'll let you all
know how it goes. later

Jason Neubold
86 Tornado Red 16v
85 Tornado Red Audi Coupe GT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@home.com>
To: "MrAudi" <mraudi25@epix.net>; "Tobias ><" <scirocco16v88@hotmail.com>;
"scirocco-mail list" <Scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 3:29 AM
Subject: RE: Idle problems


> HUmm sounds like you need to get TDC timing done on the timing belt and
> distributor cap
> then set the advance with a timing light on the tranny..
>
> I just got this done on my car about 2 weeks ago, and MAN what a
difference,
> I use to have to floor it to take off fom the corners, now, it just sits
> pretty at 970 RPM just waiting to jump that light....
>
> G'luck
>
> Patrick
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of MrAudi
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 2:37 AM
> To: Tobias ><; scirocco-mail list
> Subject: Re: Idle problems
>
>
> ok i should probably share a little more about this car. I bought it with
> the timing belt cover in the trunk. the car woiuld idle great. but it had
no
> low end power. i would have to mash the gas to pull out all the time. the
> first thing i tried was advancing the timing alittle. well even with the
> dist. advanced all the way it still had no power. then i started thinking
> about the timing cover being off. i loosened the timing belt tensioner
> pulley and advanced the timing one tooth. a quick drive reaveled much more
> low end power. top end seemed to be unchanged. the idle adjustment screw
is
> adjusted so the butterflys close just enough to trip the idle switch on
the
> throttle body. the idle air screw is turned all the way in, just as it was
> when i bought the car a few weeks ago..........
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tobias ><" <scirocco16v88@hotmail.com>
> To: <mraudi25@epix.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 7:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Idle problems
>
>
> >
> >
> > How's your distributor and idle adjustment screw? I had that problem and
> it
> > got fixed with the replacement of the dissy and the proper setting of
the
> > adjustment screw.
> >
> > Tobias
> >
> >
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: "MrAudi" <mraudi25@epix.net>
> > To: "scirocco-mail list" <Scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> > Subject: Idle problems
> > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 22:29:27 -0800
> >
> > I have been having alot of trouble tryting to get my car to idle at 1000
> > rpms. it always wants to idle around 1800. when i start it cold it idles
> > fine. after it warms up i have this fast thing going on. if i rev it
> alittle
> > it will seem to stumble and then rev to 1800. (this is the scirocco) any
> of
> > you have any ideas what i might look for?
> >
> >      Jason Neubold
> > 86 Tornado Red 16v
> > 85 Tornado Red Audi Coupe GT
> >
> >
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