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Re: Idle control valve messed up?



soumds exactly like my car  used too .Mine turned out to be a bad knock
sensor.Mine was pretty obvious .Insulation was almost totally gone. HTH
----- Original Message -----
From: Jason Arms <redbug64@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 4:09 AM
Subject: Idle control valve messed up?


> List,
>
> Ok, thanks for all your help with my 16v's brake problems.  I have another
> problem that seems to be much worse.  It has happened twice now.  Im
> drivning along and i come to a stop.  The idle drops way way way! down and
> then jumps back up. It then proceds to idle at like 500 rpm, smooth, but
> just very very low.  When i gas it, it makes a very obveous bogging sound
> and if i rev it fast, it does not do anything.  When i take off from a
> stoplight with the car idling like this, it has NO power at all, i floor
it
> and it feels like im driving a yougo!
> Is it a faulty idle control valve?  Fuel injectors?  Clogged cat?  (i
almost
> think my cat is hollow, but ive never checked)  AHHH!  i gotta get this
car
> in good running driving shape!  Or this will be the SECOND summer in a row
> that it shits the bed at the end of the summer!  Im NOT takin my sis's car
> to dyno day again!!  And i AM gonna show this car in the VT show!  damnit
> damnit damnit
>
> Jason Arms (Essex, VT)
>
> '88 Jetta GLI 16v (FOR SALE..$700 or trade for 2L motronic)
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> '80 Scirocco S (only the rear half)
> '81 Scirocco S (at the body shop NOW!)
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