Arschlaufen has left the building....

[vwtype53 at yahoo.com (Ben)]

Awesome news Cathy!  :)

So, did you just try swapping in another used fuel distributor, or was it truely a NEW one?  In
any event, I'm so happy that you have a nice running mk1 again!

Whatever you do keep petrol in that tank!  ;)

Ben



--- C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:

> Finally, after almost two years of chasing gremlins, (the non-AMC type),
> Klaus (my Kolibri green 79) is finally "meeting my expectations". Which
> include such things as smooth acceleration. And not "running like ass". 
> 
> Backing up the clock to fall 2004, I ran the tank dry. By this point, he'd
> had his "extensive cam swap" (JH with RD pistons, tranny, Fox intake, TT
> exhaust, 4K tranny, etc, oh, and a new cam, my husband knows about the cam
> at least), and had always had a slight miss, which we'd attributed to
> points ignition. But he ran like a scalded cat prior to that dry tank. Drew
> Mac builds a mighty fine junkyard block, let me tell you, and he's been a
> huge help in terms of mental health support and parts during this whole
> thing. 
> 
> Anyway, long story short, the car ran like ass on the way to Ohio that
> fall, Ron and Drew swapped out the points and it ran worse on the trip
> home. At that point I swapped fuel distributor and injectors, (the initial
> distributor had a "catch" in plunger motion) The "new one" was the Raven
> "best case" distubutor, then it still ran poorly. So then next came several
> rewires, replacement of entire ignition system three or four times, new
> parts galore, a second set of injectors, fuel pressure tests X2, various
> filters and screens cleaned/checked, compression and timing and mix tests
> up to wazoo, fuel pump X2 (first "new" one was dead), cold start injector,
> AAV function (swapped it out several times and replumbed it), I even
> checked valve adjustment. And ignition wiring, resistance and voltage
> supply everywhere that might cause a problem, and swapped
> plugs/wires/coils/KS boxes, ICMs, and was looking into WMD sources. Probed
> pins, all that good diagnostic stuff. It really acted like a soft miss, and
> it got worse as you accelerated, so it could have been either ignition or
> fuel, most people said it sounded like ignition. And when you're swapping
> in used boxes and such, there's always that question eh? Some things helped
> a bit, and I sure found a lot of stuff that needed fixing, ragged wires and
> so on, but there was still something really wrong. I'd checked injector
> spray pattern a few times, but never done the volume test till last
> weekend. Needless to say, I was getting pretty down on myself for not
> finding it.
> 
> So yesterday, I swapped in the ugliest looking piece of corrosion to go
> into the car. A "new" fuel distributor. And it just plain rocks my world. I
> still need to adjust mix a bit, but yeah, it's fixed. And not one leak. And
> we're back to "scalded cat" mode. :D
> 
> Expect to see "happy Cathy" at Cincy, I love my 16V, but anyone with a MkI
> knows the deal. It's just not a MkI, you know? I just love that car. Which
> is good or I'd have given up on him long ago. Behrle? I owe you a ride....
> 
> Cathy
> 
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