sluggish scirocco (or light desert breeze)

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

If the intermediate shaft moved then a the timing needs to be redone.
After a 16v for so long I really needed to stop and think  :)



Julie Macfarlane
"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
Amsterdam NY





>From: "Foxx (in a box)" <foxxinabox@wideopenwest.com>
>To: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: sluggish scirocco (or light desert breeze)
>Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:20:14 -0400
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>   so i replaced my intermediate shaft seals today. the seal flopped around 
>and the o-ring was, well, not a clue. wasn't there. oh well, replaced those 
>two and replace the cam shaft seal at the same time. i didn't think i 
>screwed up the timing but, damn murphy and his laws. i repositioned the 
>crank and intermediate shaft as per bentley. as for the cam shaft, i have 
>never had a car where the mark on the pulley lines up as it should. anyway, 
>the camshaft didn't (appear) to move but the car is much more sluggish now. 
>more along a carb'd rabbit that a f.i. scirocco. (the car in question, btw, 
>is an '85 8v).
>   is this something i can, perhaps, fix by adjusting the distributor (i've 
>already put all the covers back on)? it is drivable as it is but, lord, i 
>feel like a blue hair. suggestions would be appreciated. thanx.
>
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