Re: sluggish accel.

[Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>]

<x-flowed>>Well, I was enjoying some spirited driving today in my 85 8V. 
>Things were fun, though the little sideways slide was somewhat 
>scary.  Well, on the way home I began to notice a difference.  For 
>example, when downshifting to 3rd or so on a tight turn, I would hit 
>it like normal coming out, but this time hardly any acceleration. 
>Even the rpms seemed to be stuck, only slowly creeeping up, along 
>with the engine noise.  Seemed really sluggish.  It continued this 
>way all the way home.  I miss seeing that needle jump toward the 
>redline!  Whats up?  Any help or suggestions on what to check would 
>be appreciated.  TIA
>
>Brad Sayer
>
>85 8V 'Wolfsburg'


Might be a dead O2 sensor...but I'm thinking it might be a slipped
timing belt.

==Brett

 \/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're small"
\/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '85 Scirocco (Winter) | - brett@netacc.net

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