Re: [tech 16v] timing and compression

["dalewitt" <dalewitt@express-news.net>]

Ryan, I had this problem last year and after trying every test that we could ....it did in fact
turn out to be the coil...You must have 2 or 3 laying around that garage so it should be easy
for you to check.  Let me know if you need parts as I acquired 2 donor roccos today.

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> Ryan,
>
>    is it a consistent miss- I mean is 1 cylinder definently the culprit?
> (fire, fire, fire, miss; fire, fire, fire, miss.. etc) or is it running like a
> top fuel
> dragster?
> Any backfiring through the intake?
>
> (fuel filter replaced?)
> Check your injector spray pattern-
> it should be a nice even mist no streams or drips.
> email me if you need to know how to perform the test!
>
> I dont think it is the head gasket, as running that poorly
>  would mean a pretty badly blown gasket, and there would either be
> white smoke out the exhaust, or water in the oil.
>
> All vacuum lines good? air bellows from fuel distributor to
> intake tight and checked for cracks?
> (you need to take it off and bend it around to find any cracks)
> is all that is attached to the air intake boot good?
> try this- unplug and then plug back in your computer.
> (resets it)
> Coil good?- (measured with an ammeter)
>
> LMK how things are going-& GOOD LUCK!
>
>         Percy.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan Schuermann <rts@nol.net>
> To: rts@nol.net <rts@nol.net>
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <>
> Date: Saturday, September 05, 1998 3:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [tech 16v] timing and compression
>
>
> ok, cam timing is good, i finally found the cam sprocket hash mark,
> lined it up at the valve cover wedge, looked down, saw the hash mark
> on the crank pully, it liked up perfectly with the arrow on the
> plastic cover.
>
> soo..dang where does this leave me?
>
> I guess i need to gas analyze the overflow tank for a headgasket
> leak? only thing is it was running great before i hosed down the
> engine bay (covering alt, dist, +) like ive done prob 20 times. So
> i thought i fried something like the dist. or electrical, which i
> still think it is since its just running 'rough'
>
> guess i'll go double check for spark at each plug. because it really
> feels like its running on 3 cyls..well the lack of power and rough,
> very rough idle.
>
> Ryan
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