Re: Hope to be my last request for GTI help..

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

Dunno if you already tried this, but it sounds like your car isn't recognising
that it's cold. I'd suspect the thermoswitch that is on the coolant line near
the hoses to the heater core. It should be closed (continuous) when cold, and
open (no continuity) when hot.
    GL!
    -Josiah

(V.Harris (Fnugen)) wrote:

>  I just found something out that may be relevant to my bog/hesitation
> problem. It only bogs (not even so much a bog as if there is
> nothing.....blank, just dead for a second) if the accelerator is pushed in a
> harder fashion........... like a normal rev kind of push. If I stand under
> the hood while it is idleing, I can pull the cable and it will slowly raise
> in RPMs without the hesitation or bog. I have tried and re-tried most
> suggestions...but I just today noticed this reaction to a slow "gassing". It
> seems to only do the bog when hitting it harder, and when cold. I'm hoping
> this new found info will jog someone's "been there" memory and put an end to
> my GTI problems and the "begging of the list for help" posts. BTW, it starts
> damn near right off, then idles without any coaxing from the gas pedal.
>
>     Verne :
>     http://www.skyia.com/~vwman/h2ovw.htm     <---my car and general pics
>     http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Track/2830/   <---A1 pics only !!!!
>
>          84 Wolfsburg Scirocco--Perf mods have added up now
>          91 Passat GL--The mods have begun....my wife's car
>          97 Norco Lobos Comp FS.........Fully suspended MTB
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