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16valves of mild affection.
sounds like you need to crank on that idle adjust screw a bit more.
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elijah R" <nicadimus@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2002 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: 16valves of mild affection.
> Ok, timming is finally right on. But I still have the idle problem, it
likes
> to idel at about 1700 rpm when pulling up at lights and such. If I ease it
> into second a little and roll forward a tad, or if I rool up in like forth
> untill it almost stalls before I depress the clutch, the idel will drop
down
> to 800 rpm and idle pretty smooth. I have checked for vac leaks via ether
> spray and found none (intake, an vac lines). It also can be hard to start
> still, engine turns well, got good spark and fuel. If I let it sit five
or
> ten minutes, it will start, (flooding maybe?. I have had the car running
> about a month now, it has all now ignightion from coil to plug, I haven't
> done anything with any fuel injection stuff, except new o-rings for the
> injectors (had a clean spray pattern so I didn't replace em) Otherwise the
> car runs great now that its timming is finnaly on the mark!!
> Thanks for all the helpp trying to remady my problems :)
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Elijah R" <nicadimus@hotmail.com>
> >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Re: 16valves of hatred
> >Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 13:57:23 -0400
> >
> >I am glad to see anouther roc doing like mine, although I do not wish the
> >problem on any one. Mine is very similar, and have tried and tried to fix
> >the timing, When at TDC my roter points at 3/4 of the way towards number
3
> >wire not number one. This is the only way to get the car to run at all, I
> >replaced all the vacume lines and am going to check the "small nibbin"
> >tonight afterwork. I was about to take it to a mechanic and let them time
> >it
> >because I was thinking it was my lack of experence with timming 16v's.
Any
> >other tips will be greatly welcome.
> >
> >
> >>From: "Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>
> >>To: irisheet@yahoo.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >>Subject: Re: 16valves of hatred
> >>Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 22:05:42 -0700
> >>
> >>On the crankcase breather hose there is a small nubbin' that attaches
> >>under
> >>the cold star valve. Inside that little nubbin' is a restrictor to make
> >>sure
> >>that it does not pull full vacuum. If it's missing or destroyed it can
> >>cause
> >>a high idle like you are describing. I had it happen to me and I didn't
> >>figure it out until my idle creeped all the way up to 3000 rpms!
> >>
> >>Give it a check. Let me know if that's been checked out already.
> >>
> >>Later -- Craig
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>From: breandan mcilwain <irisheet@yahoo.com>
> >>>To: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >>>Subject: 16valves of hatred
> >>>Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 20:02:12 -0700 (PDT)
> >>>
> >>>this is how i feel about this motor.
> >>>
> >>>here is a deal for everyone, this car will be in
> >>>cinci for the big weekend comming up next month, i
> >>>will give a brand new JE DESIGN V8 grille (unpainted)
> >>>to the person that can successfully set up my motor.
> >>>every one that i have taken this car to has not been
> >>>able to get it right, just seems like more problems
> >>>show up when they gets there hands on it. i am sick
> >>>and tired of people telling me "your motor is
> >>>possesed" no body has been able to get the motor to
> >>>idle below 1700rpms. i am getting tired of this real
> >>>fast, i know i have only had the car back for about a
> >>>few weeks but i am tired of the way it is running.
> >>>this can be right.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>idle is at 1700 and up
> >>>when u try to pull out the timing is so retarded that
> >>>the car pretty much stalls out and wont run.
> >>>
> >>>getting it started is another story, this is pretty
> >>>much impossible to do. u need to hold your foot to
> >>>the floor to get it to start. and then it still takes
> >>>about 30 seconds. i think i am about to start killing
> >>>starters
> >>>
> >>>the grille is up for graps, so if u want it, and can
> >>>set up a 16v please respond so that i know to bring
> >>>the grille
> >>>
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