Re: still wacked out, hesitation (16v)

["Brian Wagner" <scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com>]

Check the fuel accumulator, located in front of the fuel tank towards the 
center. Remove the small screw in the back of it, if fuel comes out it is 
bad. If not it was only a 5 min look see.

Brian

88 16v (sold to neighbor)
87 16v
86 8v (sold to ATS Patrick)
looking for a white 87 16v or an 85 wolfie



>From: Paul Maione <paulmaione@videotron.ca>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: still wacked out, hesitation (16v)
>Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 00:53:13 -0400
>
>hey everyone.
>
>i posted last week about the problems i was
>having with my car. since then, i've check/changed
>a couple of things with no sucess. problem: when
>cold, car runs perfect. when it warms up though, that's
>when it starts acting up. if i'm constantly driving, the problem
>won't occur. if i take short trips and never sit at a light for
>more than like 30 seconds, i'll never have the problem. if i let
>the car idle for let's say 5 mins, when i give it gas again, it'll
>sputter and then ring up. when i'm driving, i have no fuel
>delivery problems, just only on take off. it's like something clicks
>on, screws up the car and doesn't stop it till it cools down. don't
>*seem* to have any vacuum leaks.
>
>things i've changed/checked:
>fuel pump
>transfer pump
>coolant temp sensor
>played with the C/O mixture
>timing
>
>i found out why it was stinkin like gas though. the fuel
>lines we're rubbing together and the steel braids punctured
>the cold start line. changed that. i was checking for more leaks
>tonight, but couldn't find anything.
>
>i'm gonna check the cold start tommorow. i was reading the bentley
>and it told me that it could be that. still gotta plug the diagnostic in to
>see if that'll tell me something.
>
>it's a 2L 16v motronic.
>
>thanks
>
>paul
>87 scirocco
>
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