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Running problem
Very hard to tell for a 16V, but if it were my 8V, I'd look for a vacuum
leak related to the warm up circuit. Especially the valve and hoses behind
the intake manifold, don't remember the names, or if there is a 16V
equivalent.
Just trying to be helpfull here.
Cheers.
Marc
'83 Scirocco
'97 A4 Q
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] De la part de Julie
> Macfarlane
> Envoy? : 17 d?cembre 2004 19:05
> ? : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : Running problem
>
> Within 5 minutes of turning the car on, the car loses power
> drastically. It idles very poorly and keeping the revs up
> just barely keeps the engine alive.
> When the revs are up, the sound from the muffler sounds
> "empty" and a huge loss of power.
>
> After a minute or two the engine revs up and runs well. The
> tach still responds normally so spark drop out is not much of
> a reason.
>
> I did run the tank down low (really low), so I am hoping that
> it is a clogged fuel filter.
>
> Sound reasonable?
>
> Julie Macfarlane
> 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> Amsterdam NY
>
>
>
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