Re: help needed w/ a misfire problem..

[Kareem <6keb1@qlink.queensu.ca>]

A shot in the dark, but the one maintenance item that 
I didn't see that you replaced (maybe you already did), is the fuel
filter. A clogged one can cause intermittent fuel delivery problems.

Kareem

On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, kevin f wrote:

> hey guys, i've had this problem for a _long_ time and i want to know if you guys can help me!
> 
> It's a random intermittent misfire I can hear in the exhaust. 
> It happens about every .5 to 2 seconds at idle, and happens at any rpm (i think) it's hard to tell cause the exhaust is loud. 
> I've put a timing light on every plug wire, and the light flashes with every power pulse (i dont see it skipping when the misfire hits) so i dont think it's ignition..
> 
> I have a built 1.8 JH with a g-grind, and i thought it was the cam, but i dont think so anymore, because i recall it being there since before the rebuild (2 years ago)
> I've replaced:
> engine
> coil
> distributor
> plug wires
> plugs
> idle stabilizer
> fuel system/injectors have been power cleaned
> have set the CO screw many a time-always misses
> new thermo time switch
> new o2 sensor
> 
> 
> I have a used MSD 6A ignition i've had forever, i cant recall if the misfire was there before i installed it, but i think so. 
> 
> Also, the engine will buck and miss like crazy right after i turn it on if it's cold, and it'll do it for about 2 minutes until it gets some heat in it. 
> i was thinkning ignition module???
> any ideas?? 
> 
> thanks in advance :)
> 
> Kevin
> 81 scirocco 1.8 JH stock CIS fuel injection
> 
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