A few more newbie questions...

[JoshuaA.Conner@VerizonWireless.com (JoshuaA.Conner@VerizonWireless.com)]

RE: Vibration:  I would be willing to bet if you have not ever had the motor
mounts changed for at least 50,000 miles, they are shot.  Go with the TT
heavy duty for the sides, red urethane for the front and (IIRC) the blue dot
motorsport for the rear. After you install them (lots of time,patience and
possibly some swear words) set the car on level ground, loosen all the
mounts, and then shake the engine a couple times by grabbing the the intake
mani.  Then crank them all down nice and tight without altering the
levelness the car.  This is VERY IMPORTANT!  It seems like it would be a
rough ride, but i have this setup, and drive about 60 miles(96km canadian!)a
day and its very smooth yet controlled. Talk to Peter(thescirocco i believe)
for the great service he provides!  

Thanks again to Jeff Kincaid of Kincaid Motorsports for the outstanding help
he gave me with my motor mount install.

Joshua Conner
Customer Care
Verizon Wireless
Dublin, Ohio
CoolJ@Vtext.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Hockenbury [mailto:xaeryan@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 1:20 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: A few more newbie questions...


1.) What's a good compression (in lbs./in. or whatever units a typical 
compression tester uses) for my 1988 1.8 16v (PL).  Engine has 165,000 
miles, but was rebuilt 40,000 ago (new pistons, rings, head reconditioned, 
etc.)

2.) My car vibrates excessively at idle.  No idle problems, though - stays 
dead at 850-900rpm.  I have replaced the front motor mount because it was 
shot, but the other 2 (3?) seem ok. (I also jacked the engine up a bit to 
see if the vibration would go away - it didn't).  I know these creatures are

known for vibration, but has anyone ever aligned the motor mount points and 
got good results?  I'm starting to lose the hairs off my eardrums from so 
much vibration ;-)

3.) In my goal to eliminate the slugishness my car has, I would like to 
replace the coolant temperature sensor... (think of it as peace of mind).  
Is this possible, and where can I find the part for sale?

Thanks, Ryan H.



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