2.0l block

[treed2 at wsu.edu (T. Reed)]

> Hey Toby thanks man!
> Great to have such a great response to my inquiries.....keep in touch with
> me...I guess the motronic swap can always be done right?  So I think I'll

Yep; it's always an option later on. Heck, if I come across a cheap setup
I might be up to it myself.

> stay on track with the present thought train!!
> I guess "weak" was a bad description of whats going on.....at start up my
> engine boggs down a bit...not stalling but boggy....but only for the first

When you say that it bogs down, do you mean out of gear (just sitting
there idling) or when you try to drive it? Does it 'hesitate' when you
step on the gas before reacting?

> release of the clutch into 1st......after I feather the gas pedal to
> increase fuel it pipes up and goes to operating rpms and then I shift to

operating rpms? Okay, so it runs at below normal RPMs when you first
start it then? 500 rpm? 600? 1100?

> 2nd....after that its ok.  I dunno...kinda wierd....I  checked out my
> ignition system with my multimeter and everything seems to be within the
> guidelines of the Bentley's suggested operating ohmage (coil, knock sensor

Heh, heh. That doesn't put you out in the clear, unfortunately. There are
quite a few things that can go wrong with your ignition system.
Granted, its more likely an air-fuel issue than ignition.. but there are
culprits like the knock sensor and hall sender that cause operational
weirdness.

I would start by looking for vacuum leaks. Check your big rubber intake
boot, all the vacuum hoses, etc. Replace your fuel injector seals and make
sure any missing ports for missing vacuum lines are plugged up.

> etc)  I hear a rattling type of noise coming from the engine compartment
> when I accelerate around 3200 -4000 rpm's...I dunno what it is as it doesn't
> rattle when the car is stationary and I rev it up....perhaps it is a

Ah, then it probably has to do with motor rotation. Check that your
exhaust isn't hitting the front swaybar. I had a broken hanger there and
had that effect. Replaced it with a chain hanger (rubber hanger with a
chain molded inside) and it hasn't been a problem since.

> downpipe flange rattling as I had to throw a weld across the connection as
> it had cracked (great more $$$!!)

If you're talking about the downpipe flex joint then yes those are a pain.

Mine didn't rattle.. or at least if it did I never would have known
because the exhaust itself was so loud. :>

Rattles are a pain. You just have to look and look until you find out
where they are coming from so you can stop them. Get a friend to hold the
throttle while you poke your head under the car and jab stuff (heat
shields, etc) with a broomstick to see if it stops rattling.

> Also Toby, the rocc rattles annoyingly, and has ever since I got it....I
> changed all the mounts (except driver side which is tight and solid as hell)
> and still the annoying rattle as it idles @ 1000 rpms....I put a little
> throttle up to 1500 to 2000 and the rattle stops....do the mounts need to be
> readjusted?  Is the idle not right?  These are things that I think I'll have

These things are probably fine.. more likely than not you've just got some
metal touching metal down by your exhaust or on the underside of
the chassis.

> to pay someone to do as I am not doing anything with those motor mounts
> anymore!!!  PITA!

No kidding!! If you can deal with motor mounts you're probably patient
enough to attempt less taxing jobs.

> Well any insight is appreciated as I am trying to get the rocco in a
> respectable operating condition to thwart away all these people who keep
> telling me to get rid of the "junker" and get a "new" car.

Pffft. Loosers :)

They'll never know the joy of 16 valves singing in harmony at 7200 rpm!

-Toby

> Chadster '87 16v