home again, +1 scirocco (LONG)

[pbureau@attbi.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

when my wife gave me her 85 8v, it would not pass over 3000 rpm at any
gear... and would buck and bitch about it.

I poured 104 octane booster, changed the oil and took that girl on a
1-2-3-4-5 gear ride up and down the shifter, downshifting to make it rev at
4000ropm for 30-45 misn, then I dropped the hammer on her in an isolated
road for like 2 hrs... pushing 80MPH...  she reved to 5000 after that

it is carbon deposit.. set the distributor 2' forward and press on the gas,
it will take some time, she wil burn it out and she will start breathing
again... took me.... humm about 2 months of 80+MPH on the highway to get her
to reach 6000 RPM.

she revs up to redline now if I let her... never changed the clutch on it
yet (10 years ago it was changed). BTW once every 4 tanks i pour 104 booster
int the tank just to make sure it stays clean, works well on 94 octane gaz
btw.

it is my personal opinion that it is some what of a proof that the owner
never high-reved the car and most likely is not abused. (but this is a
personal opinion of mine on the 8v engines...feel free to disagree, what do
I know :))

as for oil under car, what color is it, engine oil? power steering oil,
tranny oil ??

==========================================
ATS - Patrick Bureau
1985 8v **Planning 3A/JH  Upgrade**
1988 16v ** Euro Project/maybe 8v **
Web Site : http://longcoeur.com/scirocco


=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of ternil@idol.union.edu
=>Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 12:23 AM
=>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: home again, +1 scirocco (LONG)
=>
=>
=>I made it home last night with my new 8v. much thanks to Daun. It was an
=>adventure to say the least. I'm convinced that pennsyltucky is
=>the most evil
=>state in the world. my friend and I hustled past a cop who had
=>someone pulled
=>over. We of course jammed on our respective brakes, but a red
=>scirocco and a
=>black porsche 928 convoying together is not the most easily missed thing,
=>especially when we both downshifted in front of her. So we pull
=>over at a rest
=>area for a smoke and to use the bathroom and we're standing next
=>to our cars
=>when the cop rolls in, slows down and stares the three of us
=>down. scared the
=>hell out of us. Dunno where she was hiding, but we went 65 for a
=>good hour just
=>cause we were so scared.
=>The only problems I noted with the car were:
=>a) it WONT rev past about 4500 RPMs. I am definately thinking the
=>clutch is
=>going. its fine at the lower range, but it kinda starts to buck
=>at high speed,
=>feels like its slipping. lotsa money there :(
=>b)the window seals or cranks or both are just shot. Its a bitch
=>to get the
=>windows up. they pop out of the tracks, you need both hands and
=>some luck to
=>get them all the way up.
=>c)one of the lights on the guages is out, making reading the fuel
=>guage at
=>three in the morning a pain.
=>d)leaks a bit of oil. dunno. I checked it a few times on the way
=>out and there
=>was no problem. I was working on it today and I noticed a puddle
=>underneath it.
=>suggestions? (besides keep an eye on it)
=>
=>today we started work on it. A new set of spark plugs did
=>wonders, you guys
=>shoulda seen the gaps on the old ones. while replacing the plug
=>on the number
=>two cylinder, I couldn't get the wire off, so I was yankin on the
=>bottom of the
=>wire, my hand slipped up cause I was pulling so hard, and yep,
=>you guessed it,
=>promptly ripped the wire. We didn't have any electrical tape. so
=>we cut it a
=>bit, ran the wire back down and duct taped the insulation around
=>it. Ran the
=>wire in a non proper direction and it fit and worked nicely. new
=>set on order
=>from potterman :(. Not really sad, but I didn't really have the
=>money for it
=>right now.  I put on a new rearview mirror to replace our
=>"custom" duct-taped
=>model. I kinda miss all the tape on the windshield though.
=>Anyway, its in one
=>piece for now. Thanks to Daun for letting us crash at his place
=>and putting up
=>with us! and thanks for everyone's help!
=>
=>-I went on digest mode for the summer, so please send any replies
=>directly to
=>me. Thanks!
=>
=>Lyman
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