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16v barely running,anyone got some advise?MORE ON THISSUBJECT...
OK , chekc it out , I just let ther car warm up and
drove it down the street , pull into a lot to turn
around and she dies , I open the hood and pull the
cold start connector , and try to start it , no start
, I try turning it over and it only will start if my
foot is flooring the gas , and when it BARELY starts
it sounds like it is running on 1 cylinder with grey
smoke coming out , as soon as I let off the gas just
barely , it dies , any comments ? Thanks , Aaron in
San Jose-
--- Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> When you feel the car start to go bad, and you put
> your foot on the accell
> will the car bog down?
> Let up on the pedal will the car just idle?
>
> If so, sounds more like the fuel pump. Either the
> transfer pump or the main
> pump.
> My car did this last summer. Ran well till warm then
> it would start to fail.
> The car could barely start and idle.
> And yes the plugs did get black.
>
>
> Julie Macfarlane
> 1981 MKI 2L 16v
> Amsterdam NY
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: David Utley <mr.utility@highstream.net>
> >To: Patrick Bureau <ats@longcoeur.com>
> >CC: SCIROCCO-L@SCIROCCO.ORG
> >Subject: RE: 16v barely running,anyone got some
> advise?MORE ON
> >THISSUBJECT...
> >Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 11:38:52 -0500
> >
> >I agree...
> >
> >David
> >
> >Quoting Patrick Bureau <ats@longcoeur.com>:
> >
> > > I am no o2 expect but even if the o2 was dead,
> the car would still run
> >(in
> > > limp mode)
> > >
> > >
> > > ATS - Patrick Bureau - 85 2L, 102.5 whp, 121
> ft/lbs torque
> > > Email : ats@longcoeur.com - Web site :
> http://ats.longcoeur.com
> > > AIM: texasscirocco - Yahoo: atsgtx - ICQ:
> 32918816 - MSN:
> >atsgtx@hotmail.com
> > > 1975, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81S, 82 and 86 scirocco's
> coming soon!
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> > > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On
> Behalf Of A J
> > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 12:52 AM
> > > To: SCIROCCO-L@SCIROCCO.ORG
> > > Subject: 16v barely running,anyone got some
> advise?MORE ON THIS
> >SUBJECT...
> > >
> > > So I my 16v broke down awhile back (so I
> thought) on me and I changed
> >the
> > > cap rotor and plugs and it wouldnt start , got
> it towed back to the
> >house
> > > and then the next morning it starts (?) So I've
> been thinking everything
> >is
> > > cool and then I take about a 25 minute drive
> outa town andthe car strats
> > > loseing power and then dies , so I'm sitting
> there with no tools and no
> >book
> > > , what can I do ? I check my cap and rotor again
> , it looks ok , I check
> >my
> > > coil and clean the connections with a rag ,
> maybe something is over
> >heating
> > > and then not working ? I waited about 2 hours
> and finaly it starts !!??
> > > Thats when I realize I think the O2 sensor is
> going , can anyone agree
> >with
> > > me on this ? Thanks , Aaron in San Jose -
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > > > > Well , just as I get my custom short
> shift
> > > > > > installed
> > > > > > > and get on the highway to pick up the
> kid , my
> > > > 16v
> > > > > > > starts to shug and feels like its
> running out
> > > > of
> > > > > > gas ,
> > > > > > > I pull off the highway and the car dies
> , I
> > > > turn
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > > over and it starts only with my foot on
> the
> > > > gas
> > > > > > and it
> > > > > > > sounds like its running on 1 cylinder
> with
> > > > some
> > > > > > smokey
> > > > > > > exhaust , I can hear my fuel pump come
> on with
> > > > the
> > > > > > key
> > > > > > > and the gas smells like fuel so it must
> be
> > > > getting
> > > > > > gas
> > > > > > > , luckilly I'm a block from an auto
> parts so I
> > > > go
> > > > > > over
> > > > > > > and get some plugs cap and rotor and
> just go
> > > > for a
> > > > > > > tune up , double check the parts and put
> them
> > > > in ,
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > car starts right up but then is just
> > > > sputtering ,
> > > > > > same
> > > > > > > deal as before , so I'm back at my house
> and
> > > > the
> > > > > > car
> > > > > > > is towed back , I looked thru my book
> for
> > > > trouble
> > > > > > > shooting , the car ran fine this morning
> ,
> > > > could
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > > be an ignition problem ? maybe my coil
> or a
> > > > > > problem
> > > > > > > with the distributor ? Aaron in San Jose
> -
> > > > > > >
> > > --- A J <asbfooh@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > how do you check the fuel pressure ? -Aaron
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Brian McGarvey <brianm@earendel.org>
> wrote:
> > > > > Its a thing inside the distributor, that is
> a non-replacable item
> > > > > that usually breaks. Its a magnetic pickup
> that ells
> > > > the
> > > > > computer system where
> > > > > the engine is and starts the ignition
> process
> > > > >
> > > > > remember
> > > > > Fuel -- check fuel pressure
> > > > > Air -- check compression
> > > > > spark -- check timing
> > > > > brian
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, A J
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > whats the hall sender ? thanks , Aaron -
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- Brian McGarvey <brianm@earendel.org>
> wrote:
> > > > > > > My scircco sense says thats it prolly
> the distrubutor..
> > > > > > > $200 the hall sender is prolly toast.
> > > > > > > brian
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, A J wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Well , just as I get my custom short
> shift
> > > > > > > installed
> > > > > > > > and get on the highway to pick up the
> kid ,
>
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