Strange vibration still

[green536 at hotmail.com (Chris DeLong)]

I still think its electrical. Fuel starvation comes on kinda slowly. Not at 
exactly 4200 rpm. maybe the points or coil.



Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.367.5503
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA





>From: "Tom C" <tomc@satx.rr.com>
>To: "Texas Scirocco Team" <TST@yahoogroups.com>,"Scirocco List" 
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>,"Anson Clement" <ansonivan@yahoo.com>
>Subject: RE: Strange vibration still
>Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 17:38:36 -0500
>
>well, I haven't had a chance yet to try the relay, had yard work to do
>( however, I did check my receipts and found I had them both replaced 
>(relay
>and main pump)about a year ago, (less than 1000 miles) not that I'm writing
>them off, just not looking promising. I don't have any main pump noise
>though.
>
>So am I looking at a lean condition here?  How about lifter springs 
>binding?
>or fuel filter too small? possibly original injectors in a GX head? Just
>putting things out, other possibilities?
>
>Thanks for the help,
>Tom C
>'79 "The Project" Scirocco
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Anson Clement [mailto:ansonivan@yahoo.com]
>Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 4:34 PM
>To: Tom C
>Subject: RE: Strange vibration still
>
>
>   Is your main pump noisy? they do stuff like that... the rev limeter 
>thingy
>that is.
>
>   Anson
>
>   Tom C <tomc@satx.rr.com> wrote:
>     Really? That is one culprit I didn't even think of. I was thinking 
>more
>in
>     the lines of the stock sensor plate or even the stock size fuel filter
>on
>     the bigger than stock engine.
>
>     I will try the fuel pump relay bypass, and let you know.
>
>     Thanks,
>     Tom C
>     '79 "The Project" Scirocco
>
>
>     > -----Original Message-----
>     > From: Chris DeLong [mailto:green536@hotmail.com]
>     > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 1:19 PM
>     > To: tomc@satx.rr.com; TST@yahoogroups.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>     > Subject: Re: Strange vibration still
>     >
>     >
>     > Try putting a jumper wire in place of the fuel pump. It might be 
>that
>the
>     > fuel pump relay is going out.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Chris DeLong
>     > Fine Tuning
>     > 206.367.5503
>     > www.finetuningperformance.com
>     > Seattle, WA USA
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > &g! t;From: "Tom C"
>     > >To: "Texas Scirocco Team" ,"Scirocco List"
>     > >
>     > >Subject: Strange vibration still
>     > >Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 09:35:16 -0500
>     > >
>     > >Hi all,
>     > >
>     > >"The Project" has had this strange vibration since I got it I
>     > think. RPM's
>     > >above 4.2k it hit's a "brick wall" and has a major engine
>     > vibration. This
>     > >is
>     > >sudden and even more pronounced with all new motor mounts best way 
>to
>     > >describe it would be just like a rev limiter. If I back off the gas
>to
>     > >under
>     > >4.2k it goes away just as suddenly and drives fine. I have GX
>     > engine, with
>     > >larger throttle body, I ported the intake manifold to match the
>throttle
>     > >body, I have the stock points distributor, and stock 1.6l airbox 
>and
>fuel
>     > >distributor.
>     > >
>     > >Anyo! ne have any ideas?
>     > >
>     > >TIA,
>     > >Tom C
>     > >'79 "The Project" Scirocco
>     > >
>     > >
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