Fox question

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

> 
> From: T Berk <tberk@sbcglobal.net>
> Date: 2004/09/22 Wed PM 07:32:56 EDT
> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: Fox question
> 
> David Utley wrote:
> >>From: T Berk <tberk@sbcglobal.net>
> >>Date: 2004/09/22 Wed AM 04:39:52 EDT
> >>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >>Subject: Re: Fox question
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Foxes are great cars, they share the 1.8 low compression motor of the 
> >>same era Golf/Jetta but the exhaust has a restrictive 'dough nut' after 
> >>the manifold to reduce the performance a bit. 
> > 
> > 
> > TBerk,
> >   I hate to correct you, as you are so often correct, and always courteous!  However, all Foxes I have seen (including an 87) had knock sensors, they therefore have the high-comp. motors.
> > 
> > Having said that, great post as always...  
> > 
> > Cheers,
> >   David
> > 
> 
> This may be true as I wasn't into taking my then new Fox apart or having 
> a Bentley for a brand new car, let's investigate.....
> 
>  From David's VW page:
> <http://www.volkswagen.org/EngineSwap/default.htm>
> 
> 1.8L 87-90 Fox  	81@  	   	JN  	CIS
> 1.8L 90-93 Fox  	83@  	   	ABG  	Digifant
> 
> OK, looks like the motors are 9:1, not quite the 10:1 I have come to 
> know as VW High Compression, but not the original Rabbit motor either.
> 
> <http://www.lunaticfringe.org/vwfox/fox.html>
> 
> Engine Code -----> 	UM	JM	ABG
> Compression Ratio:	9.0:1	9.0:1	9.0:1
> 
> 
> Thx for the catch,
> TBerk

Tbbbbb, crap...  Yep, Tosha...  I looked in the electrical systems on the 87-89 Foxes, and they indeed do not appear to have a knock sensor at all...  Crap.  Oh well, the desire to be correct was there...  :-)

Thanks for the correction,
  David


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