Fuel Issues !? (longish)

[scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

try the fuel pump relay
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From: <HowlingMonkey16v@aol.com>
To: <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com>; <terrapin@halifax.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 4:57 PM
Subject: Fuel Issues !? (longish)


> I am having some major problems with my car. I just put in a new fuel
> destributor and everything else that is the top of the air box (thanks
again
> Peter), which was a fix for an air/fuel mixture that was way off and
couldn't
> be adjusted properly. The problem I was haveing was horrible idle, and a
> horrible bog down in first and at high rpms. Well now she idles like a
champ
> and doesn't bog-down, but she is still not right. When cold I am getting a
> complete cut out at random RPMs usually above 3k in all gears, which goes
> away if I put in clutch rev up and release clutch. At all times I am
getting
> the same cut off when I shift above 4k (my dear and ever fun sweet spot in
> the range). What happens is I put it in next gear and when I give gas I
get
> nothing at all, but if I shift slow and let the pms drop a little it will
be
> fine, or if I push the clutch in again and relase at a lower RPM. Anyone
have
> any Ideas as to what this can be? I would rather not have to drill out and
> adjust the air fuel mixture, which I don't think I would have to do
anyway.
> PLEASE HELP I need my power band back!!!
>
> Randy
> 87' 2.0L 16v Scirroco
> Special Broke Ass Ghetto Edition
>
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