16v barely running, anyone got some advise?MORE ONTHISSUBJECT...

[asbfooh at yahoo.com (A J)]

not yet , I will try tommarow , thanks Eric , Aaron -





--- Eric S <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com> wrote:
> 
> If that were the case, I'd expect that you'd be NOT
> seeing spark, or very
> weak spark when the problem is occuring.
> 
> Hmmm....did you try unplugging your O2 when the car
> was running bad?
> 
> -- 
> Eric
> www.vintagewatercooleds.com
> 
> 79 VW Iltis
> 81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v
> 81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
> 90 Corrado TDI
> 91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)
> 
> A J said:
> > when everything is cool it runs fine , all plugs
> are
> > firing , would my coil be getting to hot and then
> not
> > working ? is that what a bad coil does ? -Aaron
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Eric S <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> did you check for spark at all the plugs?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Eric
> >> www.vintagewatercooleds.com
> >>
> >> 79 VW Iltis
> >> 81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v
> >> 81 Scirocco S (TDI Swap project)
> >> 90 Corrado TDI
> >> 91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow swap project)
> >>
> >> A J said:
> >> > OK , chekc it out , I just let ther car warm up
> >> and
> >> > drove it down the street , pull into a lot to
> turn
> >> > around and she dies , I open the hood and pull
> the
> >> > cold start connector , and try to start it , no
> >> start
> >> > , I try turning it over and it only will start
> if
> >> my
> >> > foot is flooring the gas , and when it BARELY
> >> starts
> >> > it sounds like  it is  running on 1 cylinder
> with
> >> grey
> >> > smoke coming out , as soon as I let off the gas
> >> just
> >> > barely , it dies , any comments ? Thanks ,
> Aaron
> >> in
> >> > San Jose-
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --- Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >> When you feel the car start to go bad, and you
> >> put
> >> >> your foot on the accell
> >> >> will the car bog down?
> >> >> Let up on the pedal will the car just idle?
> >> >>
> >> >> If so, sounds more like the fuel pump. Either
> the
> >> >> transfer pump or the main
> >> >> pump.
> >> >> My car did this last summer. Ran well till
> warm
> >> then
> >> >> it would start to fail.
> >> >> The car could barely start and idle.
> >> >> And yes the plugs did get black.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Julie Macfarlane
> >> >> 1981 MKI 2L 16v
> >> >> Amsterdam NY
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> >From: David Utley <mr.utility@highstream.net>
> >> >> >To: Patrick Bureau <ats@longcoeur.com>
> >> >> >CC: SCIROCCO-L@SCIROCCO.ORG
> >> >> >Subject: RE: 16v barely running,anyone got
> some
> >> >> advise?MORE ON
> >> >> >THISSUBJECT...
> >> >> >Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 11:38:52 -0500
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I agree...
> >> >> >
> >> >> >David
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Quoting Patrick Bureau <ats@longcoeur.com>:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > > I am no o2 expect but even if the o2 was
> >> dead,
> >> >> the car would still run
> >> >> >(in
> >> >> > > limp mode)
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > ATS - Patrick Bureau -  85 2L, 102.5 whp,
> 121
> >> >> ft/lbs torque
> >> >> > > Email : ats@longcoeur.com - Web site :
> >> >> http://ats.longcoeur.com
> >> >> > > AIM: texasscirocco - Yahoo: atsgtx - ICQ:
> >> >> 32918816 - MSN:
> >> >> >atsgtx@hotmail.com
> >> >> > > 1975, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81S, 82 and 86
> >> scirocco's
> >> >> coming soon!
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > -----Original Message-----
> >> >> > > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> >> >> > > [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]
> On
> >> >> Behalf Of A J
> >> >> > > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 12:52 AM
> >> >> > > To: SCIROCCO-L@SCIROCCO.ORG
> >> >> > > Subject: 16v barely running,anyone got
> some
> >> >> advise?MORE ON THIS
> >> >> >SUBJECT...
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > So I my 16v broke down awhile back (so I
> >> >> thought) on me and I changed
> >> >> >the
> >> >> > > cap rotor and plugs and it wouldnt start ,
> >> got
> >> >> it towed back to the
> >> >> >house
> >> >> > > and then the next morning it starts (?) So
> >> I've
> >> >> been thinking everything
> >> >> >is
> >> >> > > cool and then I take about a 25 minute
> drive
> >> >> outa town andthe car strats
> >> >> > > loseing power and then dies , so I'm
> sitting
> >> >> there with no tools and no
> >> >> >book
> >> >> > > , what can I do ? I check my cap and rotor
> >> again
> >> >> , it looks ok , I check
> >> >> >my
> >> >> > > coil and clean the connections with a rag
> ,
> >> >> maybe something is over
> >> >> >heating
> >> >> > > and then not working ? I waited about 2
> hours
> >> >> and finaly it starts !!??
> >> >> > > Thats when I realize I think the O2 sensor
> is
> >> >> going , can anyone agree
> >> >> >with
> >> >> > > me on this ? Thanks , Aaron in San Jose -
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > > > > > Well , just as I get my custom
> short
> >> >> shift
> >> >> > > > > > installed
> >> >> > > > > > > and get on the highway to pick up
> the
> >> >> kid , my
> >> >> > > > 16v
> >> >> > > > > > > starts to shug and feels like its
> >> >> running out
> >> >> > > > of
> >> >> > > > > > gas ,
> >> >> > > > > > > I pull off the highway and the car
> 
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