Re: Next set of Problems!

[Jim Buck <vwpride@mixi.net>]

pushkar ogale wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
>         After replacing the alternator and fixing the current problems I was
> experiencing now it is time to move on to the next set of problems. There
> are 2 that I want to tackle.
> 
> 1) The  car has an idle hunting problem: the idle hunts between 1500 and
> 500 rpm. What's the solution to clear that. Sometimes the idle is
> pronounced that the engine may die if clutch is depressed too long. Also
> the tach needle behaves like a very poory dampened oscillator.
> 
> 2) My scirocco exhaust is loud: I hate it but it sounds loud from some
> where near the bottom of the downpipe from the exhaust. I have not made a
> serious attempt at detecting a leak or anything. But does not seem to be a
> hole anywhere. It sounds like a loud truck though!
> 
> This list has been fantastic so far. I am not a very technical kind of
> person but I can fix all the easy problems. And I have fixed many so far.
> The car in reality drives very fine on the road. It is only the motion from
> complete stop that is irritating as it is not smooth at all. The noise and
> the jerks are amazing.
> 
> Since I bought my Scirocco in August, 1996 I have put 11000 miles on it.
> But I have to say that it has nowhere near the reliability of my 1992
> Passat. This car has given me unwanted headaches. 

Still, not too bad for a 10 year old car!

Jim

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