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fuel filter sound like the issue.. when the last time
you changed it

--- Kervin <kervinridgley@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I drove my car at lunch time today and it was fine. 
> 3 hours later when
> I drove it, it started running very poorly.  
> It starts fine, but the idle (1000 rpm) is a little
> rough.  It seems as
> though there is a little miss at idle.  Under a
> load, it has almost no
> power.  I was able to drive it home.  I can get it
> to rev to any speed,
> but when i first step on the gas, it sputters before
> the revs increase. 
> I checked the system fuel pressure and that was
> fine.  The car was too
> warm to do the control pressure, but I don't think
> that would affect the
> way my car is currently running.  I had a extra
> Jettronic box that I
> switched in, but it didn't make any difference.  I
> may be able to borrow
> a knock box from a working car tomorrow to see if
> that is the problem. 
> I recently put in a 268 cam, but I have put about
> 500 miles in since the
> install.  I checked the plug wires and the coil.  I
> took the valve cover
> off and the cam seems fine.  Tomorrow, I'm going to
> check the connection
> that I made for the knock sensor.  Anybody have a
> idea what I should
> also check?
> 
> 86 Scirocco 8v
> ABA block hydro head
> knock sensor
> -- 
> Kervin
> 86 Scirocco 2.0 8v 4K+80% and lots of other numbers
> and letters
> 90 Golf GL ac, sunroof, cruise control my D-lux ride
> 00 tt600
> 
> 
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