Is my fuel enrichment working?

[amalventano1@home.com (Allyn)]

Not necessarily fuel enrichment circuit, but a faulty control pressure regulator would cause no fuel
enrichment combined with possible cold start problems.
Al

Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6)
86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX (shell donor ready to rock, still planning, rocco #7)
87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch, driveshafts, wheels :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Hignight" <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>
To: "'scirocco'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 4:25 PM
Subject: Is my fuel enrichment working?


> I don't think it is. My car is a 1.8 16v. It seems to just make noise after
> about 5800-6000rpm, but not really make any power. Is this typical of the
> 1.8 16v, or is something wrong here? I'm thinking the stock fuel enrichment
> circuit may be faulty. How can I check this? Would that have anything do to
> with my hard cold starting as well?
>
> The car seems to pull really well down low though. I'm really surprised at
> the amount of torque the 1.8 16v seems to make at 3K. It's the most fun to
> drive between 3500 and 5500 rpm...  Maybe my cam timing is off?
>
> Joshua Hignight
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