Stalling/Idle Problem Help?

[txrocco@sbcglobal.net (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

Cory this is a simple issue on an 8v (I used to have that problem and here
is what you need to check and adjust

1) check vacuum lines
2) look in Bentley and make sure your air-intake bowl is to spec (yes there
is a way to spec it and its easy)
3) timing on car should be done (i.e.: change belt reset TDC, reset TB
air -idle switch etc)

I did all of the above and the problem goes away every time.

ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net


=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Cory Langford
=>Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:14 PM
=>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: Stalling/Idle Problem Help?
=>
=>
=>
=>
=>I figure I would bounce this problem off the list to get
=>suggestions before
=>I started digging into a solution.
=>
=>Plain CIS (not E) system.  Has been running fine for the last 7 months.
=>Last month is starts to drop very low in the rpm when you decelerate.
=>Yesterday when ever you take your foot off the gas and hit the clutch to
=>coast, the rpms drop and it stalls.
=>
=>Also, if you start it, it start fine, but will only idle for about 30
=>seconds before the idle slowly slips lower and then it stalls
=>out.  I tries
=>bumping the idle speed up to 1500 just for "limp home mode" and all that
=>does is give it a little more time before stalling. It will sit
=>at 1500 for
=>about 30-40 seconds and then slowly sink until it stalls.
=>
=>If you let this happen at idle for a couple times, it get very hard to
=>start.  If you let it sit again for 30-40 seconds and then start, it fires
=>up right away but with the same problem.
=>
=>Any ideas?
=>
=>Off the top of my head I suspected either an air/vacuum leak somewhere
=>after the air plate, thus allowing the plate to drop closed while the
=>engine still gets air, but now no fuel.
=>
=>OR, fuel pump is going (I don't have a fuel pressure gauge to
=>test it with.
=> Something I am going to have to pick up eventually I guess) and
=>the system
=>can't hold enough pressure to idle, but is able to get the gas at
=>higher rpms.
=>
=>Any comments are welcome :)
=>
=>Cory
=>
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