Re: Idle Sucks

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

Every time I've run across this problem with CIS-E, replacing the idle
stabilizer fixes it... also try increasing the idle a little and see if it goes
away.
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI
    '86 Scirocco 8v
    '87 QSW
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah

Brian Honnold wrote:

> I have tried everything and need the collective wisdom of the group to fix
> the Roc.  The motor is a a86 RD code 1.8 with CIS-E and knock sensor.  After
> warmup, the idle bounces between 500 and 1000 and sometimes will die
> altogether at a stop.  I have done the following
>
> Replaced O2 sensor with both of my spares...one's fairly new and ones old
> Replaced idle stabilizer with spare...a good one the worked on a buddies car
> last week.
>
> If I unplug the O2 sensor it idles fine
> If I unplug the idle stabilizer it idles fine.
> With both unplugged it idles.....you guessed it.....FINE
>
> WTF could this problem be caused by.....it came on as a stop light only
> occasional stalling and then progressed into this hunting idle.
>
> Any suggestions are welcome.....come one come all
>
> Brian Honnold
> '78 Rocco Ragtop
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zach Vrooman <zach@discover-net.net>
> To: scirocco mail list <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
> Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 5:01 PM
> Subject: HTML book(non rocc)
>
> >Sorry for the off subject, but can anyone suggest a good book on HTML?
> >Looks like we're gonna get some cold this winter, and I'll need something
> >to do, so WTF, I'll do up my own webpage.  Thanks. BTW, I drove my rocco
> >today(content) It starts damn good even at 20 below.
> >
> >zach
> >86 8v
> >84 8v(hibernating)
> >85 GTI
> >
> >
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