hello and 2 questions

[jlagnese at massed.net (John S. Lagnese)]

Hi,
This is a great place for varied advice. 
John
Biddeford, Maine
87 16V

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blake Irvin" <blake@clockserver.homeip.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 10:18 AM
Subject: hello and 2 questions


> hi all,
>      i'm currently in the process of buying and 88 16v (my first  
> scirocco, and indeed, first vw).  it has two problems that i've love  
> to get advice on.
> 
> 1 - the clutch pedal does not return when depressed - does anyone  
> have any ideas about this?  it seems to me that when the pedal is  
> depressed, i can run through the 5-speed gearbox, and when the pedal  
> is pulled up (it doesn't return by itself) i can only achieve 1st  
> gear.  i think perhaps there is a broken spring somewhere?  the  
> clutch cable is not broken (i had my wife watch the clutch actuation  
> arm on the block while i worked the pedal up and down).  please advise.
> 
> 2 - the car has the famous scirocco idle problem.  that is, when  
> idling, the idle fluctuates +/- 500rpms or more, and almost stalls -  
> pressing the throttle does not immediately bring up the idle.  what  
> can/should i check in the car's ignition system to deal with this?
> 
> many thanks,
> blake/
> 
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