Fuel infection woes

[nicadimus@hotmail.com (Elijah R)]

hey I just remembered my tach does the jumpy thing too. hmmmm
next where is the icm? is it the box up by the whiper motors? I have spare 
on of those.


>From: "John Erickson" <ranahan@charter.net>
>To: "Jeff Toomasson" <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>,"John Erickson" 
><ranahan@charter.net>,	<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Fuel infection woes
>Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2002 15:10:01 -0400
>
>Ignition Control Module.  Among other things, the "on" signal for the fuel 
>pump relay starts there and runs through the knock box before it finally 
>gets to the relay.
>
>
>One of mine was heat sensitive.  The car ran fine cold, but as soon as the 
>ICM got warm, it started cutting out. it finally just shut off.
>
>I had another one fail right out of the box (it was new). The tach was 
>bouncing all over the place and the fuel pump relay was clicking faster 
>than a blinker relay.  The relay was eventually off more than on and the 
>car ran out of fuel.
>
>HTH (at least its another option).
>John
>Long Beach
>
>
>
>
>On Wed, 7 Aug 2002 11:38:08 -0700
>  "Jeff Toomasson" <jtoomasson@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>ICM?
>>
>>Idle Control Module?
>>
>>inquiring minds want to know!  (well, maybe just my feeble one!  :)
>>
>>JT
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "John Erickson" <ranahan@charter.net>
>>To: "Elijah R" <nicadimus@hotmail.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>>Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:51 AM
>>Subject: Re: Fuel infection woes
>>
>>
>>>I had a problem with mine stuttering.  I replaced lots of stuff.  Most of 
>>>it needed replacing anyway.  Then the car completely died.  It was the 
>>>ICM ($40, new).  When I replaced it, the car not only ran again, but the 
>>>stuttering was gone as well.  It only took me a year to find it. :).
>>>
>>>John
>>>Long Beach
>>>
>>>
>>>On Wed, 07 Aug 2002 11:58:15 -0400
>>>   "Elijah R" <nicadimus@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> >Well I am about at wits end with my car stuttering @2800 >Rpm. I can't 
>>>seem to get my finger on the cause, new >pumps, new injectors, new 
>>>ignition, new filter, new >vacume lines, re-timed a dozen times. Who out 
>>>there has >converted to carbs and can anyone recomend a sidedraft >setup 
>>>for the 16V. A few of my MKI's I had a two barrel >weber that traveled 
>>>from car to car with me and they ran >nicely, my mechanic had some 
>>>delorto's that I was envious >of cuz his MKI was faster than mine. But 
>>>after being out >of vw's for several years maybe there is some thing 
>>> >bigger better bader out there on the market now. I've >seen a few pics 
>>>wiht some nice setups. Any input would be >much apreiciated.
>>> >
>>> >F.Y.I  the digitizing of Dirk's schematic are going slowy >but surly, 
>>>the the profile is compleat and working on the >rear view now. :)
>>> >
>>> >Elijah
>>> >
>>> >
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