screaming problem, help!

[sad_rocc at yahoo.com (Dan Smith)]

Good idea! Man, I completely didn't think of that and if I had a dollar, I'd bet that's the problem. I didn't know where to look with the car off and I didn't want to be under the hood with the car on. Currently, the car will turn on, idle at around 1.2k rpm (normal) and then the idle just drops and it dies. I held the rpms to about 3k for a few seconds, rev'd the hell out of it a couple times, started it when it was 40 out and then tried when it was 70 and still same results. If it is the throttle screw, where can I get another? The closest yard is an hr to me and they would probably charge like $10 or something stupid.
 
Dan

"Walter D. Leonard III" <wleonard1@carolina.rr.com> wrote:
I bet the idle screw from the throttle body is gone, My corrado did the same
thing.....

Walter D. Leonard III
1999 VW Passat GL 1.8T
1990 VW Corrado G60
1988 VW Scirocco 16 V
1988 VW Fox 8V
1987 VW Scirocco 16V
1981 Kawasaki GPZ 550,
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Smith" 
To: "Joe Doty" ; 
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 6:21 PM
Subject: RE: screaming problem, help!


> It's definitely coming from right around the throttle body and I didn't
check the manifold itself. That could definitely make the noise it's making
though. The boot from the fuel dist to the TB is okay as far as I can see.
No suction feeling, no tears. I have the hard plastic intake piece between
the boots and I couldn't feel any splits in it. I have an a2 golf TB with
the Neuspeed adapter piece. Should there be a gasket or something between
any of those parts? I didn't feel suction, but with just metal to metal
contact, a small crack or space could develope somewhere it seems.
>
> Dan
>
> Joe Doty wrote:
> You have a big ass vacuum leak. Check all the rubber intake boots and
> hoses. I've also found 8v intake manifolds to come loose on more than
> one occasion, causing this horrendous noise.
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Smith [mailto:sad_rocc@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 2:53 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: screaming problem, help!
>
> My 84 has developed an intense screaming noise. It started yesterday,
> after the car had been sitting all day. I popped the hood with the car
> on and it sounds like it's coming from right around the throttle body.
> When driving (I had to drive it) it ranges from sounding like a tea
> kettle boiling to a muffled belt squeal, depending on the condition the
> car is in (ie. idle, slowing down, slowly speeding up, maintaining
> speed, etc). When I first popped the hood, it was pretty loud but not
> terrible. I checked the intake boots (no visable cracks) and felt around
> the throttle body but didn't feel any suction. It sounded like what
> you'd get if there was a strong force sucking air through a very small
> opening. When the car's idle dropped down a little, the sound got so
> intense I think I have some minor hearing damage. Any idea what is going
> on? Belts don't look like they're rubbing anywhere, couldn't find any
> tears in the boot, tb seems ok. The only time the sound isn't present is
> on strong
> acceleration (like having the pedal halfway down when you're pulling
> away from a stop sign or something). It didn't seem to affect the way
> the car drove, no warning lights are on (the oil one does work) and all
> temps seemed to be okay.
>
> Dan
>
>
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