Re: Nasty Idle Question

["Julie Macfarlane" <juliemac57@hotmail.com>]

My axles cost me $78 US. I did one in 1.5 hours. Hey with that silly box 
thingy for the cv joints, a grinder (for the stripped ones) and a fresh set 
of acryllic nails anything can be done.

Colin, I am not suggesting you get a set of nails though....

>>THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that amateurs built the ark. . . . .
Professionals built the Titanic.

Julie Macfarlane
(Web Developer)
Albany NY
'81 8v-FF (FronkenMom)
'81 16v-2Y (FronkenDad)
ICQ: 7704980
http://216.153.141.3/scirocco/



>From: Colin <cwass99@home.com>
>To: Robert piwonka <tpiwonka@TTACS.TTU.EDU>
>CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Nasty Idle Question
>Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 21:09:33 -0400 (EDT)
>
>Hi,
>      Yeah, they were replaced along with the seats when I did the head 
>about 3
>months back.  There's a post from a little later and different thread that
>looks really promising (aux air regulator and hose) as well as the comments
>about the control pressure (warm up) regulator.
>      Thanks to everyone who responded :)  I'll let you know which
>(if any) of the suggested fixes did it after the week-end.  I won't fiddle 
>with
>that until after I've finished replacing the drive axles.  One is going 
>away
>because it's cheap and less time consuming to replace the whole axle rather
>than do just the boots (for some reason the left outer just eats the damn
>things).  The other is part of "lessons learned" while trying to do the 
>ball
>joint on the right hand side.  Over extended the inner cv.  The only good 
>news
>is the replacements cost less than $90 Cdn (which is what, about $8 USD? :)
>each.
>      I'll say it again...I'm new here, but I love it already :)
>
>
>Cheers,
>Colin
>
>
>On 16-Oct-01 Robert piwonka wrote:
> > Have you replacced the injector o-rings?  it has been my theory that if 
>your
> > injector o-rings are bad you will have more cold start problems because 
>the
> > rings are all brittle and don't seal creating a vacum leak when cold, 
>but
> > after thet get warm they seal and then your idle is better.
> >
> > something to consider.
> >
> > Robert Piwonka
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Colin" <cwass99@home.com>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 8:22 PM
> > Subject: Nasty Idle Question
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>      I'm quite new to this list, but I searched the archive using every
> >> combination of words that seemed to fit and had no good hits.
> >> First the car:
> >>
> >> 87 8v just over 200k
> >> head completely rebuilt, polished and decked
> >> stock cam
> >> 4 into 1 header (Pacesetter)
> >> 2" piping all the way back, through a high-flow cat and Dynomax muffler
> >> K&N Filter
> >> expanded inlet (no swiss cheese, though)
> >> stock throttlebody
> >> less than 5k on the valve timing belt
> >> air conditioner
> >> timing about 8 degrees BTDC
> >>
> >> The problem:
> >>
> >>      When it first starts on a relatively warm day, it idles like a 20
> > year old
> >> Ford.  After it warms up for a few minutes, it smooths out and is good.
> > On
> >> cooler days (like we've been seeing up here recently) it starts not 
>bad,
> > but
> >> the idle goes lousy again after a couple minutes until the engine gets 
>up
> >> towards normal operating temperature.  Yes I put the O2 sensor in, and
> > it's
> >> fairly new.  Can't find any intermittent vacuum leaks and the header 
>and
> >> manifold are snug with good gaskets.
> >>
> >>      My question is...is the lousy idle when cold something I have to 
>live
> >> with, or can I smooth it out, even a little?  I expected it to roughen 
>out
> > a
> >> bit with the head and exhaust, but it's really severe.  The idle bobs
> > between
> >> less than 100 and about 500 (it could be worse, I've got the warm, 
>smooth
> > idle
> >> at 1100).  I think it should be something I can resolve, but I'm out of
> > ideas
> >> on what to poke at next.  Maybe the fuel pump?  I replaced the filter
> > about 2
> >> months ago and that didn't help.
> >>
> >>      There's more about the car (you don't want to know how much I hate
> >> balljoints...) including suspension and such, but that doesn't really
> > apply to
> >> the question at hand.  Thanks for any responses.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Colin
> >>
> >>
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