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Running problems



I changed the fuel filter last night and it still is sputtering and
running poorly.

Patrick Bureau wrote:
> 
> 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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-- 
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