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RE: cutting out
humm I wonder how much it would cost to get a car kit to install on my 85
rocco, and strip all my FI stuff out...
Hummm.. Carbs.. Goood....
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>
To: pbureau@home.com, Christian.Sweet@granadamedia.com,
scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: RE: cutting out
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2001 12:46:06 +0000
carb & FI engine were available at the same time right through from whenever
FI was introduced in the MKI in the '70s almost until MKII production
stopped. In the UK there was no compulsion to have cat equipped cars until
I think '92 so carbs could still be used. A basic rule of thumb is:
GLi, GTi, GTX, Storm models were FI - 1.6 in MKI & early MKII then 1.8
lower models such as C,CL,GL,GT,GTL were carb - 1.3,1.5 or 1.6 in earlier
models, 1.6 only for the middle 3 or 4 years of MKII production and finally
1.8 from '88 onwards
there were others like Scala & GTII which could be either, depending on
year.
Hope this clears the confusion.
Ewan Hopkins...
'85 Storm 2.0
'86 GT 1.8
'87 GT 1.6
>From: "Patrick Bureau" <patricdlc@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: pbureau@home.com
>To: ewanhopkins@hotmail.com, pbureau@home.com,
>Christian.Sweet@granadamedia.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: cutting out
>Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 11:40:20 -0500
>
>one of two things, or your confused or I am, and I quote from your first
>message "I have a 1.8 carb 1989 scirocco gt"
>
>if FI was introduced in 88 in Uk, (was EARLIER (if I am right 1983-4 models
>were CIS FI)) then your 89 carb is a HYbrid engine. thus my question
>remains.
>
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> / |/_ __/ ___/ A Texan's Scirocco 1985 8v
> / /| | / / \__ \ http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco
>/ ___ |/ / ___/ / (AIM) patricdlc, (ICQ) 32918816
>/_/ |_/_/ /____/
>
>
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: "Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>
>To: pbureau@home.com, Christian.Sweet@granadamedia.com,
>scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: cutting out
>Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 11:57:35 +0000
>
>It'll be a standard mechanical pump that runs off the intermediate shaft -
>carbed sciroccos were available in the UK until not long before production
>ceased, although the 1.8 version didn't come along until '88, I think. My
>'87 is a 1.6 carb.
>
>Ewan Hopkins...
>
>'85 Storm 2.0
>'86 GT 1.8
>'87 GT 1.6
>
>
>
>>From: "Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@home.com>
>>To: "Sweet, Christian" <Christian.Sweet@granadamedia.com>,
>><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>Subject: RE: cutting out
>>Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 07:09:51 -0500
>>
>>Welcome Christian,
>>
>>When you say cutting out, do you mean the engine shutdown (stalls?)
>>or it has no more spark (you slow down and the car starts working
>>again)?
>>
>>I think you might want to check your the fuel pump (you are using a
>>mechanical one with your carbs right ?)
>>
>>I ask because I have followed a few threads on alt.vw.uk... and
>>guys have been slapping carbs with the electric (made for fuel
>>injection) pumps and cutting out could be one of the symptoms (bad
>>pressure). I am unsure of the part # of either as I am not aware
>>of a carbed 89 rocco, but if you get the part number on the pump, I
>>can tell you where it comes from.(carbed/FI)
>>
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>> / _ /_ __/ __/ A Texan's Scirocco,
>> / __ |/ / _\ \ 1985 8v, http://longcoeur.com/scirocco
>>/_/ |_/_/ /___/ (ICQ) 32918816 (AIM) Patricdlc
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>> > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
>> > Sweet, Christian
>> > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 3:58 AM
>> > To: 'scirocco-l@scirocco.org'
>> > Subject: cutting out
>> >
>> >
>> > hello,
>> >
>> > I'm new to the board, and from Manchester, England.
>> >
>> > I have a 1.8 carb 1989 scirocco gt, had it three years
>> > and ever since i bought it it's had the usual cutting out
>> > problem. Mine does it at around 75-80mph and gets worse
>> > if driven all day, (goes down to 60).
>> > Now i just did a bit of a service the other day, and changed
>> > the fuel filter but was given a fuel filter that said on
>> > the packet
>> > "up to 1600cc engines". Now the strange thing was, it
>> > was the same
>> > one that was in my car, so i took it back and the guy in the
>> > shop said it was the one listed but gave me a bigger one
>> > anyway.
>> > I fitted it and at the same time changed my fuel to the more
>> > expensive super unleaded petrol and amazingly it cured the
>> > problem .............................................for
>> > about 1hour then
>> > and ever since i can get to 90-95 before it starts cutting out.
>> > Now because I did make two changes I'm not sure which one
>> > Semi-cured my problem, any ideas?
>> >
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