Re: All Sorts of questions

[Shawn Meze <shawnmze@ix.netcom.com>]

At 04:44 PM 9/18/96 -0700, you wrote:
>1st question.

Sounds like its being handled

>Number 2.
>
>My euro side markers are kind of strange. On the one side it looks like a 
>large reflextor about 4 inches long and on the other side it looks like a 
> small 1 inch reflector. I really think that they are not stock. In fact 
>I think some punk just slapped on a regular reflector on the one side. 
>
>The other small "side marker" does appear to have a bulb in it but 
>neither of them light up. I have never seen another scirocco with side 
>markers since sciroccos are pretty rare around here. SO I have nothing to 
>compare it to. Ideas?

What year is it? As far as I know, Scirocco's dont have side markers. look
inside the fender to see if there is a wire going to it. if so, pull the
bulb and check it, see if its good, next see where the wire goes to. You
might want to yank both side markers and compare the two, get another
replacement to match and then wire it up to run when the lights are on. Good
idea, huh!!

>3rd question.
>
>I have written in here before about my A1 GTI. I am considering getting a 
>1.8l motor hydrolic lifter motor from wolf sport. I can't find out who 
>wrote it but someone in this list did this to their GTI without a knock 
>sensing ignition. The guy at WS said I need a knock sensing ignition, but 
>my mechanic and at least one person in this list disagree.
>
>My mechanic says always use Premium gas and I would be OK. He said he 
>would do a similar setup to what he has in his Rabbit Pickup. I drove it 
>and it was pretty fast. Weber Carb, Header sport exhaust and 1.8l What 
>problems if any could I see without a knock sensing ignition.

I said something about not needing it. I have the JH engine (1.8L Solid
lifter) and if you get this motor, you wont need it either. I have even
bumped the compression to 9.2-1 and still dont need the knock sensor. If you
get the 10-1 comp engine (forget the eng code) you wont absolutley have to
get the knock sensing ignition, all you will have to do is retard the
timming a bit more than people like to. All that system does is senses a
knock condition and retards the timming for you. If you set it there at a
lower setting, you shouldnt have any problems. You wont have to run 92
octane fuel, you can run the mid grade fuel (89 octane)and be just fine. I
accidentally ran on 87 octane fuel (Yuck!) at an autox on a hot day and
didnt notice a difference in performance. Sure as hell didnt hear anything
knocking either!

Them's my anwsers, anwsers that are mine...........

Shawn

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