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Fixed Cold Start Now bad idle



Please see the new tech procedure on scirocco.org detailing how to
fix and diagnose CIS-E idle problems.  I think it will help.

==Brett


> 
> 
> Well I took everyones advice about adding another ground, well sort of.  I
> just put on a new ground and disconnected the old.  I couldn't get to the
> old one easily, so I just put the new one on the next bolt over.  The next
> time I have everything apart I'll take out the old one.   So anyway, It
> starts right up now, but once the engine warms up the idle starts
> fluctuating from about 900- 1200 rpms, and sometimes when i come to a stop
> sign and not giving it any gas it stalls.  It never used to do this until I
> added the new ground wire.  So here is what i'm thinking, let me know if
> this makes any sense, when I added the new ground It obviously was making a
> better contact that the old one.  So if my air/fuel mixture was set to the
> old ground, not making a good contact, does it make sense that i should be
> reset.   Maybe I am completely wrong, i'm not sure.  I've been a little
> under the weather the past couple of days so I haven't tried anything yet.
> I am more than open any and all suggestions.
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance
> Ryan
> 
> 88' 16v