now: leaky vs. non-leaky oil caps - info needed (was: Re: Changing Symptoms)

[amalventano1@home.com (Allyn)]

here is the leaky type (stock) cap:
http://www.scirocco16v.com/misc_gallery/powdercoated_intake.jpg
and here is the non-leaky type cap:
http://www.scirocco16v.com/16v_mk2roc_gallery/P6260007.jpg (aka audi type cap)
if someone has one, get the number off of it so me and john can order em from the potter people.

Thanks
Al


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Erickson" <hombre@elp.rr.com>
To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: Changing Symptoms


> I think you nailed it, Allyn.  I just ordered a new coil form Potter.  The 
> car does great cold and hot - as long as I don't sit in traffic.  I think 
> the heat off the exhaust is cookin' the coil (causing a "leak").
> 
> BTW, when I called Potter, I asked him about the non-leaking Audi oil 
> filler cap you mentioned.  He wanted to know "which Audi?"  He said they 
> (VW and Audi) are all the same unless there is a model specific one.  ??
> 
> Thanks for the post confirming my financial expenditure :)
> 
> John
> 
> At 04:27 PM 1/31/2002 -0500, Allyn wrote:
> >You've got a temp sensitive spark plug or plug wires or coil. I had to 
> >abort my trip to cincy last
> >year cause a plug wire went to crap on me. Had to limp back home (30 
> >miles) on 3 cylinders and throw
> >on the other set of wires, then i was back off to cincy.
> >Al
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "John Erickson" <hombre@elp.rr.com>
> >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:04 PM
> >Subject: Changing Symptoms
> >
> >
> > > I've been posting over the last week or so about my 16v cutting out over 4K
> > > RPM.  Well, in the last day or so, it seemed to be doing much better (all
> > > the way to 7K), but that was not with a hot engine.  I got stuck in some
> > > traffic today and the cutting out got much, much worse (as low as
> > > 3K).   The only thing I can think of is one of the temp switches, but its
> > > OK (mostly) with the temp gauge in the middle.  Its only when it starts
> > > creeping up that it gets bad (good thing its not summer).   Anyone have any
> > > similar temp-related experience?
> > >
> > > John
> > > 87 16v
> > >
> > >
> > >
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