Engine transplant startup - strange idle

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

On 8:57:39 am 05/10/05 "Edward Effinger" <Eeffinger@conestogac.on.ca> wrote:
> Hi fellow listers.
> My brother is just completing an engine transplant on his 79 rocco
> from the 1.6 to the 1.8 motor.
> After fixing all the vacumn leaks we could find he is still
> experiencing the following........
>
> "
> I think I determined that my fuel pump relay is not working, but, I
> have to make a few more tests to confirm that before I order one.  I
> can jumper wires to get the fuel pump to work, and the engine runs
> better with the pump working.
> It still has an erratic idle speed, from 2200 rpm down to 500 rpm,
> and it runs like barf, but it's not stalling with the pump on.
> I could have any number of problems, I guess.  Could be a bad pump
> too, maybe got dirty?  Who knows.  "
> Anybody have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
> Ed  '81 S
>
Have him talk to me off list, I've been chasing issues in mine for some
time and now have sme useful suggestions...

cathy