CIS question (10:1 compression and knock sensor?)

[scirocco@powerlink.net (John C. Worden)]

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At 08:54 PM 10/29/02 -0800, Ben Bell wrote:

>Hi guys, my first time ever e-mailing the group, yay!  Some of  you may
>know me from the vortex as RoccoRacer.  Anyway, I'm having trouble
>getting my car within California legal emissions levels, and I was
>wondering if any of you could tell me why.  I have a '91 Jetta longblock
>
>in my car, and I'm pretty sure it's a 10:1 compression engine.  I
>vaugely remember reading in the 8v forum on the vortex that a knock
>sensor (which I do have on my car) won't work properly on cars with 10:1
>
>compression, can someone verify this for me?  I had an idle problem, and

Well I know that the GTI/GLI 8v's were 10:1 and they had knock sensors.
16V engines too(although I think they are 10.1:1-but could be wrong).  They
may have said that those motors would work right without a knock sensor.
BTW 8V motors came with a variety of compression ratios.

John

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