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On 9/4/05, Patrick Bureau <patrick.bureau@gmail.com> wrote:
> Last time I heard someone have this problem, the intake was loose on the
> head, grab the intake and see if you can rock it or shake it some.
> You may need to tighten the bolts down.
> 
> Otherwise it could be the idle boost "switch" that is failing.
> 
> Patrick
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces+patrick.bureau=gmail.com@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+patrick.bureau=gmail.com@scirocco.org] On Behalf
> Of Kervin
> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 10:45 AM
> To: Scirocco-L
> Subject: Fuel pumps
> 
>   On Friday, my car was very hard to start after work.  After I got it
> running a little, it had a almost continuous sputter.  I borrowed
> another car and let it sit until today.  I did find one vacuum hose
> that had a hole in it, but even after fixing that, it ran poorly.  I
> fulled the tank ($45!) before driving home.  I think the fuel pressure
> is the issue.  During the 10 mile drive home, the car would sometimes
> have a sudden drop in power.  I could not get the car to idle at 750
> like usual.  I had to put some "pre-load" on the throttle cable so the
> car could idle.  The lowest the car do handle was 1500, so I used the
> clip to have it at 1750.  On road intersection turns, the engine would
> die.  I'm going to look things over as closely as I can in few
> minutes.  Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> Kervin
> 
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